bulge
Example Sentences
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“The top of the storage tank began to bulge, and fumes released for approximately 5 minutes until employees activated the manual fire suppression system.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
By contrast, stars in the galactic bulge are older and tend to be richer in elements such as silicon, oxygen, and magnesium.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
The tank heated up in recent days and started to bulge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
These tides typically occur during a new or full moon, causing the oceans to bulge a bit more than usual.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
She reaches over the counter and hands me our Scrabble game and I swallow over a bulge that wrenches up in my throat.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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