bursts
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Nearly a minute elapses before a keyboard figure joins the fray, and even then it takes the form of short, sharp, jazz-tinged bursts within the increasingly layered percussive texture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
But most importantly, in Musk’s eyes, at least, the car can be equipped with SpaceX-designed gas thrusters that boost acceleration and, yes, produce bursts of flight.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
A warm night will follow with temperatures only dropping a few degrees, but heavier bursts of rain are expected to develop through the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Its sensitive camera can detect sudden or unusual changes in light that may indicate powerful cosmic events, including exploding stars called supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and collisions between neutron stars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
While the robot swam through the deep, she let out bursts of clicks and hoped that eventually she’d hear them echoing back to her.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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