spurt

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Some may perceive this as mere growing pains for a now-decade-old Silicon Valley giant that experienced a massive growth spurt after ChatGPT’s takeoff.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

While there are the usual array of snack food and soft drink companies that will appearin the commercial breaks, viewers will also see a spurt in pharmaceutical ads.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

It had been valued at more than $12 billion by 2022 thanks in part to a pandemic-induced growth spurt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Big picture: The U.S. economy showed a big spurt of growth in the spring and summer despite higher U.S. tariffs and stubborn inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Then he dove suddenly and the old man saw flying fish spurt out of the water and sail desperately over the surface.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway