bursts
Example Sentences
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While the U.S. stock market has sometimes stumbled this year after Treasury yields’ sudden bursts higher, Kourkafas sees economic growth and a rotation into tech helping the S&P 500 digest higher rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
UK summers are expected to become drier on average due to climate change - although when there is heavy rain it could fall in more intense bursts.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Due to its location at the foothills of the Theban mountain, monuments in this area are extremely vulnerable to flash flooding from intense bursts of rain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The potential for conflict bursts into the open at a seaside home that has been in Ye-ji’s husband’s family for years, where the group has decamped for a supposedly restorative holiday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
He knocks everything off the table, sending the crayons flying, and bursts into tears.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
