erupt
Example Sentences
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On the hour, with time of the essence and an equaliser required, Spurs supporters erupted as the ball was played around aimlessly at the back in the manner of a team defending a healthy lead.
From BBC
The recent protests, which erupted in late December, have posed one of the most serious threats yet to the Islamic Republic’s nearly five-decade rule.
She was released after some eight months in pre-trial detention in October pending her hearing in court, whose start date on Tuesday was scheduled long before protests erupted in Iran in recent weeks.
From Barron's
Coates said the department has 42 fewer firefighters than it did when the Palisades fire erupted and has fewer firefighters per 1,000 residents than the cities of Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and Seattle.
From Los Angeles Times
Controversy over one of the finalists, Upstage, erupted in recent days.
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