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bubble

[buhb-uhl] / ˈbʌb əl /




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The global race to build data centres hosting AI infrastructure has seen a meteoric rise in the firm's fortunes, despite concern the sector may be overvalued in a market bubble.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

He moved from his home country Sri Lanka in 1987 for better work opportunities during the economic bubble.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Layers of synthesizers bubble and brood; vocal samples drift in and out of tracks, flat and unsettling, alluding to God and human biology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

It defines the outer edge of our observable bubble and marks the greatest distance we can see today.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Brigit gazed up, terrified as the aura grew over them like a gigantic bubble.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Social media platforms are all, to some extent, their own little bubbles.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Droplets without bubbles produced a pronounced coffee ring effect.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Society has slowly surrendered all that as it has retreated into tribes, bubbles and screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Peter Berezin, chief strategist at BCA Research, pointed to earnings bubbles forming in the past.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

“I’m going to make Gelifen take a bath. You can help. He tries to eat the soap, and then he farts bubbles for days afterward.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

By depicting Oklahoma rez life through the eyes of the restless teenagers raised on movies that romanticize escaping home to find themselves, Harjo’s stories bubbled over with joy and ridiculousness.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

Sometimes called “massives,” these embryonic raves bubbled underground, often in former industrial districts with available, frequently forgotten spaces.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

It was only as he came to the end of his speech that the emotion so rarely seen during his time in office bubbled to the surface.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump's visit to Beijing.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Today, when the bread bubbled and puffed in the middle, it didn’t even make her smile.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

In the build-up to the convention, though, the Washington Post reported on some stories from Maine that had been bubbling up on social media about his temper and shouting matches with fellow lawmakers.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

But what an image: an observatory dome bubbling out of a boil of smaller domes, like an idea simmering in a crucible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Instead of a budget rampaging out of control, it’s the beasts themselves, particularly Irene, a stunning creation that resembles a glop of marmalade with eyeballs bubbling up to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Within a few minutes, we’d hear the soft bubbling of everything cooking together, followed by a shrill whistle, letting us know that it was time to eat.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

Nervousness is bubbling up inside me like the can of Sprite an eighth grader shook at lunch and tried to offer everyone.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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