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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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A wildlife charity fears it could lose a funding grant after a burst pipe prevented vital conservation work.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

After the dot-com bubble burst in early 2000, value stocks hugely outperformed growth stocks, and it wouldn’t be surprising if something similar occurs in the coming months.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Before hitting the stage for Sheeran’s Loop tour, Macklemore famously burst onto the music scene in 2012 as part of the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

I’m about to dismiss this guide as a wuss when a sudden burst of deafening growls just beyond the edge of our campsite lends credence to his words.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

My face was hot, so hot that I thought my head would burst.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Instead of remaining constantly high, aldosterone showed repeated bursts of secretion at night while the overall day-night rhythm of hormone activity remained intact.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The case goes to a congressional hearing, where Road Runner bursts into the room and becomes the only creature to testify on Coyote’s behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The potential for conflict bursts into the open at a seaside home that has been in Ye-ji’s husband’s family for years, where the group has decamped for a supposedly restorative holiday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

She repeatedly beat Pili to the punch, working in bursts and making the most of the two-minute rounds.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Her mouth forms an O. Then she buries her face in her hands and bursts into tears.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Postal Service truck had slid 50 feet down an embankment, and the “box containing the frankfurters was bursted open and the contents strewn considerably,” Alexander wrote to a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

“Cordage has collapsed like a bursted meteor,” reported the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, “and the other industrials have all of them shared to a considerable extent in the decline.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

It bursted out of TikTok and into the mainstream last month, when Shakira performed the “Jiggle Jiggle” dance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2022

Minnesota bursted out to a 23-0 lead at halftime as Pittsburgh struggled on offense and with run defense.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2021

"Tired of this much worn physical life Chief George Moshesh bursted the bands of morality as under Tuesday, November 2nd."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman

Thirty years after bursting onto the video game scene, Lara Croft returns in a new "Tomb Raider" that plays up the pistol-wielding architect's "complicated" character.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

More recently, the S&P 500 suffered through a lost decade during the 2000s, hurt by the one-two punch of the dot-com bubble bursting, and, later, the 2008 financial crisis.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Their first post captured Ararat El-Rawi, bursting with energy as he served them a multicourse meal including tabbouleh, lamb burgers, spinach pie, baklava and endless wine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Hunter Bell expertly controlled the women's 1500m final before bursting clear to continue her golden year by adding to world indoor and Commonwealth glory.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Even tonight, one of the dads with a kid on the team was raving about Mustafa and his coaching style to Baba, who was bursting with pride.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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