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spurt

noun as in burst of activity

verb as in erupt

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A spurt of profitability followed, but this year is looking to be once again in the red.

“He just needed a spurt of something going right for him,” former Troy coach Jon Sumrall said.

Its recent growth spurt also necessitated a corporate move: This week, L’Agence relocated from its headquarters in the Arts District to the historic Harbor Building at Wilshire and Crenshaw boulevards, leasing more than 21,000 square feet on the fifth floor.

The prime minister—whose ruling coalition holds the barest minority in Israel’s parliament and who has provoked mass protests by his failure to negotiate a cease-fire in Gaza that would free the 100-plus Israeli hostages who remain under Hamas’ control—has seen a spurt in popularity since the decimation of Hezbollah.

From Slate

But inflation has been a global problem, mostly a consequence of the spurt in post-pandemic demand for goods.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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