broke out

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The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Tragedy struck in 1972 when fire broke out deep underground and 91 miners died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

More recently, the stock broke out of a bull flag pattern in April, surging roughly $100 during the month.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Few have forgotten that when two enormous wildfires broke out here in January 2025, the mayor was on a business trip to Ghana despite forecasts of extremely high winds in the middle of a drought.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

My skin broke out so severely that twice perfect strangers stopped me in the street and asked if I was having an allergic reaction.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover