growth spurt
noun
: an occurrence of growing quickly and suddenly in a short period of time
When he was 11 he had a growth spurt.
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In the first half of 2025 alone, IHG opened more than 207 hotels, adding over 31,000 rooms, the biggest six-month growth spurt in the company’s history.
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Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Though the pace has slowed, the regional growth spurt has left scars and questions over how to adapt.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
Quickly, before Austin has another growth spurt. box office 12:45 p.m.
—Mike Flanagan, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, second-quarter GDP is expected to show economic momentum slowing sharply after a growth spurt at the start of the year, meshing with the BOE’s view that the economy has started to show more slack.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Though the pace has slowed, the regional growth spurt has left scars and questions over how to adapt.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
Quickly, before Austin has another growth spurt. box office 12:45 p.m.
—Mike Flanagan, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, second-quarter GDP is expected to show economic momentum slowing sharply after a growth spurt at the start of the year, meshing with the BOE’s view that the economy has started to show more slack.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Growth spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20spurt. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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