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The bottom line is that everyone seems to want to own VIX, as they expect a market downturn and a spurt in volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

If Musk is right and a space boom takes hold, SpaceX might be in the early stages of an unprecedented growth spurt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

In recent years, the buildings around the Metropolitan have struggled to keep retail tenants after a spurt of residential conversions of historic buildings starting in the early 2000s brought commerce to the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

His growth spurt was something to see, from a diminutive attacker to a beast at 6ft 4in.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Each time I yanked the screw out, I got a spurt of cork, but the stub remained snug in the bottleneck.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

So their father taught them in short spurts — 20 minutes maximum, he says — and bribed them with pizza and Capri-Suns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The lack of electricity, except in rationed spurts, meant searing heat during the day followed by freezing cold during the night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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

The film kept talking about growth spurts and acne problems caused by working in the forges, and proper flipper hygiene, and finally it was over.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Eyewitnesses described the tanker "swinging around like a compass" as waves crashed over the abandoned ship and black plumes of oil spurted out into the sea.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

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

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

Tears spurted out of her eyes, her nostrils flared.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

"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

A live broadcast on Icelandic television showed fountains of lava spurting near homes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

I looked, and saw Karli’s eyes opening, and then he was coughing and choking, the water was spurting up out of his mouth onto the kitchen floor.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo