bubbled

Example Sentences

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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

“It bubbled up into one big cauldron of discontent.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Last fall, valuations bubbled among the “Magnificent Seven” stocks and others at the center of the AI trade, with little regard to the consequences of such reckless spending or the uncertain path to monetization.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

But as the ceremony paid homage to America’s great triumphs of the seas—from the Great White Fleet to the Battle of Midway—tension bubbled beneath the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

“Well, and what do they know or care of that?” said the old man scornfully, peering under the wooden lid of the nearest cauldron to see if the water bubbled yet.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck