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  • plural of burst.
  • present tense form of burst (3rd person singular).
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bursts





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Hardware depreciates and demand comes in bursts, so a bought machine sits idle between them, as the price of processing falls every year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

There could be some heavy and thundery bursts.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The agency launched Swift in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

With limited bursts of firepower, Iran is able to make the waterway too risky to cross.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

While the robot swam through the deep, she let out bursts of clicks and hoped that eventually she’d hear them echoing back to her.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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