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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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The trailing two-month divergence in March 2000, the month in which that bubble burst, was greater than 40 percentage points — more than four times the current divergence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Fearing for his passengers, he made a desperate lunge and opened the cockpit door, allowing rescuers to burst in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Exeter had to respond and Feyi-Waboso's burst near the corner drew in enough defenders to allow Varney to exploit space to get his side on the board.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Traditional studios and TV networks have shed tens of thousands of workers in recent years after the streaming bubble burst and twin labor strikes paused projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

As we helped ourselves to coffee, two white women entered the room with a burst of laughter and chatter.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Short gamma-ray bursts have traditionally been the main electromagnetic signal associated with neutron star mergers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

His role in the side tends to involve 10-minute bursts, rather than playing for the duration of matches.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

Then his attention is removed from both these events as the empty chair across the circle bursts into flame.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Postal Service truck had slid 50 feet down an embankment, and the “box containing the frankfurters was bursted open and the contents strewn considerably,” Alexander wrote to a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

Previously, I’d been seduced by demonstrative courtship, but Mark wasn’t effusive, and when someone bursted into laughter with “She’s hysterical!” at one of my jokes, Mark looked bewildered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

It bursted out of TikTok and into the mainstream last month, when Shakira performed the “Jiggle Jiggle” dance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

Minnesota bursted out to a 23-0 lead at halftime as Pittsburgh struggled on offense and with run defense.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

It seems as though the water-works is bursted.

From The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

"However, if the remnant of the collision is a magnetar, it could keep bursting for longer," said Prof. Troja, who is part of the Einstein Probe European collaboration and co-corresponding author of the paper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Shortly after its release, it went viral on Instagram reels and TikTok as creators used the song in a trend where they’d act fatigued before bursting into motion on beat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Thirty years after bursting onto the video game scene, Lara Croft returns in a new "Tomb Raider" that plays up the pistol-wielding architect's "complicated" character.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The day started with Spurs fans bursting with optimism in one corner of The Gtech Community Stadium, welcoming their new recruits raucously.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

As they descended lower, she could soon see the tops of the city crested over with spring ivy and little oval windows bursting with flower boxes.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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