erupted
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The audience erupted with screams even before the show began, as the band broadcast their music videos on the O2 Arena's big screens, and the noise barely dipped for the next three hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The last time gas prices shot upward, seven years ago, protests erupted all over the country and lasted eight months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
After the budget scandal erupted in 2024, the IMF found Senegal's 2023 budget deficit was 12.3 percent of GDP, when the last government had said it was 4.9 percent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Wheels on a cargo plane landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday night erupted into flames on the runway, video shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The impossible task is a pointless tradition,” erupted Valley.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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