rupture
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Several days after the injection, she had to have emergency surgery after showing signs of an ectopic pregnancy rupture.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
“Does it rupture and spill, or does it blow up?” said Craig Covey, the division chief at the Orange County Fire Authority.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
This is a rare condition present at birth where arteries in the brain are clustered tightly together, putting them at high risk of rupture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
One key question is whether a major rupture could travel across these breaks or if the fractures might change how seismic energy spreads.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Pomp, who suffered the sickness as a child, circulates with me among the afflicted, bathing them comfortably and urging them to resist scratching and worrying at the sores, lest they rupture.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing rupture
Make a Break for It: Rupt
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