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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

They settle down on top of my booties in the bootie sack and that night it gets forty or fifty below and the cans of soda freeze and burst.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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