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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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England began with the chance to bat themselves into a strong position, yet were left in peril by a Black Caps' opening burst that ripped the guts out of the home middle-order.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Earlier this week, the stock soared amid a burst of interest from retail traders online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"It tells us this was not an ordinary gamma-ray burst."

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

The Nikkei 225 had gone “decades without hitting a record high after the bubble burst in 1989” for Japan’s stock market, Bespoke said in a note emailed on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The commanding officer’s secretary, a red-cheeked man with a duck-like walk, burst in the door.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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