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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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Investors can also get burned if a sudden burst of extreme volatility in a stock targeted by one or more leveraged funds leads to a liquidation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The burst of personal communication—which also includes a recent one-hour-and 41-minute appearance on a podcast about his life—marks an abrupt change of tone for Arnault.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

His last defeat over a match of that duration was when he burst on to the scene in the 2024 World Championship and lost to Luke Humphries in the final.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

However, some market players fret that all of this momentum could be an AI bubble that is about to burst.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Amy Post responded to Maggie and Leah’s embarrassed cries, and burst into the room to halt the examination.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Still, he said, “when she dances, she looks so big. That’s her strength. Something just bursts out of her, doesn’t it? I think that’s why everyone is drawn to her.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Mice naturally sleep in short bursts lasting only a few minutes throughout the day and night.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

In front of one of the screens, a woman bursts into tears as she recognises her son thanks to a dusty blanket.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

The device was intended to study gamma-ray bursts, what Caputo called "the most energetic things that happen in the universe."

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

A deep, roaring wail bursts out of me.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Previously, I’d been seduced by demonstrative courtship, but Mark wasn’t effusive, and when someone bursted into laughter with “She’s hysterical!” at one of my jokes, Mark looked bewildered.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 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

Bursted Flues and Tubes.—These are usually plugged by tapering a piece of pine wood and driving it into the bursted tube by means of an iron bar.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Evans came out to a big roar and produced the trademark dragons symbol of the Welsh team before bursting out laughing.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I had long admired her, especially the rollicking and indispensable “Slow Days, Fast Company,” first published in 1977, a charming and insightful series of stories bursting with pluck and sass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Investors were watching the results especially closely after several sharp sell-offs in the tech sector over fears the AI bubble might be approaching its bursting point.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Both squads are bursting with talent, but all eyes will be on Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

I finally make it through the gate, bursting through to the other side and gulping air.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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