as in bursts
to be copiously supplied
a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals
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Just as the pair were celebrating finally taking Evan off-island for father-son bonding time on the mainland, a knock on the door bursts their bubble.
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Haaland bursts our bubble almost immediately by scoring in the opening five minutes, and Burnley miss a few good first-half chances, with striker Zian Flemming particularly culpable.
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Every once in a while, a player buzzes in with an answer that truly catches fans off-guard.
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So when something goes on in markets that inspires exuberance or fear, my phone buzzes.
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.
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“Pullulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulates. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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