outburst
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The scene is a neat bookend to the “You can’t handle the truth” outburst elicited from Jack Nicholson’s Col.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
A 70-point scoring outburst last week in which QB Gerald Torres threw five TD passes vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She told the BBC her comment was "an emotional outburst" that was not intended to be public and that she regretted the tone used.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
His 32 home runs during that stretch, including a five-homer outburst in the span of two days last weekend, are eight more than any other player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I’m sorry. Ollie’s right. I’m, um . . .” I search for an excuse for my outburst.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
As permafrost degrades, glacial lake outbursts and rock-ice avalanches are expected to increase, producing faster, debris-laden floods that are harder to forecast.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Her husky voice is familiar to pilots in Greek skies -- as are her outbursts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 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
And the outbursts of an abject self-pity with which it alternated.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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