burst

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Twenty-five workers were inside the gold mine when the tailings dam - a structure which holds mining waste - burst on 25 March.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A woman burst into tears in the middle of the street.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The level of pessimism has reached a point where tech’s trailing PEG is implying “future earnings will be much weaker and is as low as the trough after the tech bubble burst in 2003-05.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The trigger for Pyongyang’s burst of good vibes started with its anger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A second later, the door to our dorm burst open and a pajama-clad Callaway stood silhouetted in the doorway.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin