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as in erupted
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as in skyrocketed
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Her soft sobs erupted into cries that filled the room.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025 -
The Pioneers erupted for 29 unanswered points in the second half after trailing 14-3 at the break.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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But while his career on the diamond skyrocketed, music stayed fast by his side—especially in those early days in the minor leagues, when Williams wasn’t yet 21 and couldn’t properly hit the town.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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How the Squirrel Left the Mark Seth Magle, director of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, noted that concrete is usually poured during the day, when squirrels are active, while rats are nocturnal.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tributes to the musician poured in shortly after the news of his death.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Its sales there rocketed 880% year-on-year in September.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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After announcing a partnership with OpenAI, AMD shares rocketed 35% on the week — the best since 2016.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the comment section, friends and fans of the couple shared their congratulations, and gushed about the beautiful wedding photos.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a separate interview with the magazine last year, Donna Kelce gushed over the release of Swift's album, The Tortured Poets Department.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hernandez belted a home run as part of a two-run top of the second inning that gave the Dodgers the lead after the Brewers jumped ahead with a Jackson Chourio solo homer in their first trip to the plate.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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After Walmart released the news on Tuesday, its share price jumped 5%.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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At low concentrations, adsorption increased gradually, typical of monolayer adsorption, where molecules form a single layer on the surface.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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While global life expectancy is up, youth and young adult mortality rates increased between 2011 and 2023, according to the report.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Surged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surged. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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