spurt
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She explained: "It is the time when families see the increase in cost because all of a sudden their son's had a growth spurt or their daughter's had a growth spurt."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Some may perceive this as mere growing pains for a now-decade-old Silicon Valley giant that experienced a massive growth spurt after ChatGPT’s takeoff.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Still, Gottlieb called that spurt “special,” if only for the fact that it showed USC still has some life as it opens the postseason Thursday against Washington in the Big Ten tournament.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Boys who are held back, the thinking goes, will hit a growth spurt their second time through eighth grade and enter high school bigger, stronger, faster and more coordinated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Suddenly we both spurt forth with laughs—petrified ones.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Vocabulary lists containing spurt
Excerpt from "The Little Mermaid"
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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