burst
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Exeter had to respond and Feyi-Waboso's burst near the corner drew in enough defenders to allow Varney to exploit space to get his side on the board.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Traditional studios and TV networks have shed tens of thousands of workers in recent years after the streaming bubble burst and twin labor strikes paused projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
My guilt eased when I pulled into the drive-through of a pharmacy and the attendant burst out laughing at the sight of the idling microcar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Its gamma-ray burst lasted only about half a second.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
She held her hands to her chest as if she might burst, and Orion barked and barked.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Short gamma-ray bursts have traditionally been the main electromagnetic signal associated with neutron star mergers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
While the U.S. stock market has sometimes stumbled this year after Treasury yields’ sudden bursts higher, Kourkafas sees economic growth and a rotation into tech helping the S&P 500 digest higher rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
His role in the side tends to involve 10-minute bursts, rather than playing for the duration of matches.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He throws his hands in the air and bursts into laughter himself.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Postal Service truck had slid 50 feet down an embankment, and the “box containing the frankfurters was bursted open and the contents strewn considerably,” Alexander wrote to a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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
It is a question, however, if that afternoon, even Tilly wanted to ride; for, according to Cordelia's notes that night in "Things to do," they saw a broncho "bursted."
From The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
"However, if the remnant of the collision is a magnetar, it could keep bursting for longer," said Prof. Troja, who is part of the Einstein Probe European collaboration and co-corresponding author of the paper.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Shortly after its release, it went viral on Instagram reels and TikTok as creators used the song in a trend where they’d act fatigued before bursting into motion on beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Thirty years after bursting onto the video game scene, Lara Croft returns in a new "Tomb Raider" that plays up the pistol-wielding architect's "complicated" character.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Even in Nepal, the same region saw flooding last year caused by a glacial lake in Tibet bursting.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I'm angrier than ever, but my voice surprises me, bursting out so fierce and strong.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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