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outburst

[aut-burst] / ˈaʊtˌbɜrst /


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In 2016, Blair was removed from a plane on a stretcher after another outburst on a flight.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Slugger Cal Raleigh followed his 60-home run outburst by hitting under .200.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

By following Swift J1727.8−1613 through an entire outburst, astronomers were able to observe nearly the full cycle of feeding, transformation, and expulsion.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

On Friday, a statement from the king's office said he recognised the outburst caused "pain" and "embarrassment" among royal circles and the broader Zulu ethnic group.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

A timid smile from Singer followed Jake’s outburst of laughter.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

"So you are going to get more landslides, debris flows, glacial meltwater, lake outbursts, glacier collapses, because climate warming ultimately destabilises these high mountain environments."

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But where once these kinds of outbursts would have made waves, they now seem to ripple at best.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

The crisis, which has spawned lawsuits and public outbursts, arose over the city’s long-running agreement to get fire services from Kings County.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Aurore Berge, minister against discrimination, also denounced the "repeated racist outbursts".

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Saturday dawned without any more outbursts from Mrs. Weasley, though she seemed very tense at breakfast.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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