erupted
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That water then helped generate magma, which eventually rose, erupted through volcanoes, and cooled into rocks that have survived for billions of years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
In mid-August, protests erupted in Barinas and Valencia, the country's third-largest city, as well as oil industry hub Maracaibo.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
A brush fire erupted Wednesday afternoon along the 405 Freeway, threatening homes, a university and the Getty Center, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Over the weekend, the math community on social media erupted with chatter that a Millennium Prize Problem had been solved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The mouth of the cannon erupted in the distance.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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