erupted
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Authorities have acknowledged security and intelligence failures that enabled the clashes, looting and vandalism that erupted on October 17.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
They estimate that if magma erupted during this period released excess oxygen equal to just 0.27% of its weight, the total amount could theoretically match all the oxygen present in Earth's atmosphere today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the nine days since riots erupted in cities across France, thousands of merchants have also boarded up their storefronts, radically altering the Paris streetscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
As security escorted the heckler out of the town hall in this Columbus suburb, applause erupted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The building sat at the end of a dirt driveway that erupted in plumes of dust at the sight of a car tire.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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