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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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And come January, the clouds on the horizon could be overhead, with typical energy bills predicted to rise by 16%, interest rates potentially up and an enduring fear that the AI bubble could burst.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ken Griffin, the world’s richest hedge fund owner, said last week that AI is “almost certainly” fueling a market bubble that could be on the verge of a burst.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

The months of work on the deal burst into public view on Aug. 28 with a Trump announcement on Truth Social.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

One Polymarket betting market has assigned a roughly 10% chance that the AI bubble will burst before New Year’s Day, according to the latest numbers available on the platform.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sarah R. burst out with the kind of auntie laugh that could probably be heard way back in the wings of the stage.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Nearly a minute elapses before a keyboard figure joins the fray, and even then it takes the form of short, sharp, jazz-tinged bursts within the increasingly layered percussive texture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

But most importantly, in Musk’s eyes, at least, the car can be equipped with SpaceX-designed gas thrusters that boost acceleration and, yes, produce bursts of flight.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Short gamma-ray bursts have traditionally been the main electromagnetic signal associated with neutron star mergers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Before the arrival of wind and rain, though, some bursts of warmth will lift temperatures above average, possibly reaching the low-20s Celsius at times in south-east England.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"His massive figure, commanding, self-confident manner, and magnificent bursts of fiery eloquence, won and held the attention of his audience from the moment he opened his lips."

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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

Previously, I’d been seduced by demonstrative courtship, but Mark wasn’t effusive, and when someone bursted into laughter with “She’s hysterical!” at one of my jokes, Mark looked bewildered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

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

“Who?” asked Nan, looking up after stooping to pick 106 two of the brown prizes from a bursted burr.

From The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp by Laura Lee Hope

In a nod to Citrini Research’s AI doomsday report that went viral at the start of the year, he laid out a multiyear fictional look at the before and after of that bubble bursting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"I feel so happy!" said 43-year-old Anna Zanatta in Sao Paulo before bursting into tears of joy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Shortly after its release, it went viral on Instagram reels and TikTok as creators used the song in a trend where they’d act fatigued before bursting into motion on beat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Its track record just so happens to include both the global financial crisis and the bursting of the internet bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The clouds parted, and the lightning’s true source revealed itself—not lightning at all, no, but fireworks bursting in arterial gushes of blue and crimson.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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