outburst
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A 70-point scoring outburst last week in which QB Gerald Torres threw five TD passes vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In 2023, a glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim killed at least 70 people and caused widespread damage to roads, bridges and hydropower projects.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
His 32 home runs during that stretch, including a five-homer outburst in the span of two days last weekend, are eight more than any other player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
By following Swift J1727.8−1613 through an entire outburst, astronomers were able to observe nearly the full cycle of feeding, transformation, and expulsion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Despite repeated questionings and stern talking-tos both at school and at home, she had refused to say anything about what had caused this outburst.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Her husky voice is familiar to pilots in Greek skies -- as are her outbursts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But where once these kinds of outbursts would have made waves, they now seem to ripple at best.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
This week's sentencing saw tensions and outbursts in the public gallery, leading to the area being cleared by the judge.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
She recounts that his emotional outbursts were so extreme that it was painful leaving him behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Fortunately, the outbursts are sometimes held in check by the “soup eaters,” the people from the office who come up to have a cup of soup for lunch.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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