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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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“All of the sudden, it burst open and ten, maybe 15 cats jumped out, running all over the place, under the tables, under the sisters’ skirts.

From Salon

The weather alerts come two weeks after danger to life flood warnings were issued and homes and businesses in Monmouth and elsewhere hit after rivers burst their banks.

From BBC

“I fear we could be in for a bubble burst,” said David Ashcraft, a retired Army officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moscow changed its drone tactics in 2024, after Ukrainian forces burst into Russia’s Kursk region.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it was also a season of stark contrasts, with periods of relative calm and bursts of intense activity.

From BBC