spurt
Example Sentences
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Chinese oil stocks and storage capacity went through major growth spurts at the turn of the century, and then again after the global financial crisis of 2008-09.
From Barron's
But the decline in the inflation rate doesn’t compensate for the fact that prices have ended up considerably higher than they were before the spurt in inflation.
From MarketWatch
That is, an initial spurt tends to be followed by a more moderate pace before widespread adoption.
From Barron's
“Caesar had now been performing for eight years,” Mr. Margolick writes, “and, thin and haggard, wore every week of it . . . it had happened in spurts rather than in increments.”
Caterpillar, mainly known for construction equipment, is seeing a spurt in demand from data centers for its turbines and reciprocating engines.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
