spurted
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Treasury yields have spurted higher as they catch up with the main interest rate controlled by the Federal Reserve, which is at its highest level since 2001.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Thus, the Huns were spurted to shift from herders to raiders.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
The eruption began at the summit of the mountain, when magma spurted through fissures in the rock and filled the bowl-like caldera.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
Liam Boyce missed the best of their opportunities, the striker leaped up at the back post and headed down into the ground with the goal gaping, but the ball spurted over the bar.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
He undid the pipe, rammed a long thin brush down it, and a jet of water spurted into his face.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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