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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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The boys' father said: "We were in the hotel room when the eldest burst into the room. He was limping and there was blood everywhere after he cut all his feet leaving the spa."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

A group of South Korean tourists burst into enthusiastic applause.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Did that give you a burst of inspiration for new music because you became more aware of yourself?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

In effect, every time we use our muscles, they release a burst of chemical signals that benefit the rest of the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

There was a split second of silence, and then Rosa burst out laughing.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

With limited bursts of firepower, Iran is able to make the waterway too risky to cross.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

That constant swirling is a driving force behind bursts of energy from the Sun, creating so-called space weather, that can disrupt Earth's power grids and satellites, and could even injure astronauts.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir, at least 31 people been killed in several short bursts of extremely intense rainfall, according to a report by the public state broadcaster.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

His calculations indicate that uneven bursts of escaping material can repeatedly push a dying star in different directions, giving it thousands of small kicks before the white dwarf fully forms.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

But when I add that even Tanvi Ma'am can't prove Amma is innocent, Lakshman bursts out, "That's so unfair! When we grow up, we'll prove she didn't do anything wrong, okay?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

Postal Service truck had slid 50 feet down an embankment, and the “box containing the frankfurters was bursted open and the contents strewn considerably,” Alexander wrote to a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

“Cordage has collapsed like a bursted meteor,” reported the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, “and the other industrials have all of them shared to a considerable extent in the decline.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

It bursted out of TikTok and into the mainstream last month, when Shakira performed the “Jiggle Jiggle” dance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2022

Minnesota bursted out to a 23-0 lead at halftime as Pittsburgh struggled on offense and with run defense.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2021

"Gulls are Mothers!" gasped Ladykin, staggering from the surf all drenched and dripping like a bursted water-pail.

From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Each half of the film reflects the character it follows, the first part frenetic, densely packed and bursting with music.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In a flash, he made his move, bursting to the outside in pursuit of Myers and Cheruiyot, who made theirs momentarily first.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

I had long admired her, especially the rollicking and indispensable “Slow Days, Fast Company,” first published in 1977, a charming and insightful series of stories bursting with pluck and sass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

"Most of us had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. There was a noise, like a tyre bursting," a fellow passenger told Radio Thessaloniki.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

She watched a corpulent man beside her pull out a gold coin from a purse on his hip that looked to be near bursting.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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