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[burst] / bɜrst /




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The budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Three-and-a-half-thousand hungry Alsatians wolf down platters of charcuterie and periodically burst into noisy chorus.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In 2021, they followed the crowd into a bubble that burst in small tech, SPACs and cannabis stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His family burst into tears when the sentence was announced on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“Andre! Camille! I need to—” I burst through the doorway, expecting to see just my siblings, but Dad is there too.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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