outburst
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A 70-point scoring outburst last week in which QB Gerald Torres threw five TD passes vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Slugger Cal Raleigh followed his 60-home run outburst by hitting under .200.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
She told the BBC her comment was "an emotional outburst" that was not intended to be public and that she regretted the tone used.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Because the outburst was observed in such detail, astronomers were able to watch the feeding process evolve in real time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Dobrynin walked into Bobby Kennedy’s office at the Justice Department thirty minutes later, bracing for an outburst of Bobby’s famous temper.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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As he reveals in his raw new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” the dealmaking earned him a reputation for relentless drive, laced with his signature volcanic outbursts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The discussion was punctuated by a pair of outbursts from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
As permafrost degrades, glacial lake outbursts and rock-ice avalanches are expected to increase, producing faster, debris-laden floods that are harder to forecast.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But where once these kinds of outbursts would have made waves, they now seem to ripple at best.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
As we drew near, the angry outbursts became even more intense, and we began to hear their words more clearly.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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