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Summer brought a growth spurt to advanced economies, according to closely watched business-activity surveys, and global trade is buoyant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Without the late spurt, Scotland would have pushed England close.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

While some naysayers doubted Cook could carry the brand forward, he has proven them wrong, leading the company on an unprecedented growth spurt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

He was flying at breakneck speed, trying to avoid a spurt of flames from Malfoy’s steed’s mouth, when he realized he had forgotten his Firebolt.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

The medication, which was first developed 15 years ago, can result in increased height if administered during growth spurts.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Against the world champions, spurts don’t get it done, and less than 48 minutes doesn’t get it done.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The sector has had short spurts of outperformance since the pandemic, particularly during moments of global crisis, like when Russia invaded Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

In these environments, black holes experienced brief but intense growth spurts through a process known as 'super Eddington accretion'.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

She waves her hand, and our glacier spurts stalagmites of ice.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In the bond market, Treasury yields spurted higher after a report said U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly returned to growth last month.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

Thus, the Huns were spurted to shift from herders to raiders.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 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

Inside, Epicenter, the Derby runner-up, was hugging the rail like a life vest and spurted into contention like he had flippers on.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2022

But here was death with its dart, having spurted into the house as bold as you please and snapped its chilly fingers.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

"We saw walls collapsing, the floors opening up. And then water and mud began spurting up from underneath the flooring."

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

His paintings of erupting fountains, spurting fireworks and splashing bathers make you feel a cool summer breeze in the middle of a packed fair space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

The ground even opened up, spurting sand out along a zigzagging 100-foot-long stretch of a University of Washington a football field.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Europe's most active volcano has erupted again, where lava can be seen spurting near Italy's city of Catania.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023

Earlier in the night, she had done the same with the golden faranji, standing right beside him while he did furious work in a laboratory of spurting flames and shattered glass.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor