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as in angers
to become very angry
naturally I flared up when he insulted me
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as in erupts
to develop suddenly and violently
my allergies always flare up in the spring
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That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported.
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In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate.
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Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.
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Like Swift, Hubble is losing altitude as the sun erupts with one flare after another.
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Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.
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Beyond the red tape that snarls any new apartment, condominiums confront an additional hurdle.
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In other words, if that water heater explodes, then the investor will be personally sued for negligence in not replacing it, and the liability shield of the real property company is thus circumvented.
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But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color.
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In a video of her final performance, Lee snaps fluidly in and out of African-American Vernacular English, applying different accents and inflections.
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And as Hood watches, Chayton snaps Siobhan’s neck … just as sirens appear in the background, causing all of the Redbones to flee.
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In 1967, the Six-Day War breaks out in West Asia.
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Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other.
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My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.
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Walter recommends that budding creators parse through their analytics when a video blows up—and warns not to pop the champagne too fast.
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As one pipe blows up under their feet, two mercs go motionless and begin to drift away into the void.
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“Flares (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flares%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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