erupt
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The team focused on two novae that erupted in 2021 and found that they behaved in strikingly different ways.
From Science Daily
"I saw staff running around and people crying and people on the floor and chaos erupted," he said.
From BBC
But the ceasefire collapsed when fresh tensions erupted early this month, with both sides accusing the other for the breakdown.
From BBC
Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. have long maintained peaceful relations with each other and are key security partners for the U.S., but tensions have simmered just below the surface and occasionally erupt.
When Wilson finally sang the magic words, “Closing time, open all the doors / And let you out into the world,” the room erupted into cheers.
From Los Angeles Times
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