burst
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A wide river of cropped hair, crisp T-shirts, and adrenaline stretching almost 500 feet to Herndon, where they’re held back by an invisible dam about to burst.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
Recent price run-ups don’t mean a bubble is about to burst — unless you’re looking at this sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Amid all the hype and spending, there also have been growing fears about whether AI will take over people’s jobs and whether the boom will lead to a bubble that will eventually burst.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
But it also seems like the burst threatens to squish us.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
My face was hot, so hot that I thought my head would burst.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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