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as in erupted
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as in skyrocketed
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Chisholm did not appear to go around and immediately erupted over the lack of an appeal, forcing Boone and first base coach Dan Fiorito to intervene.
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The ovation that erupted when Guzelimian walked out to introduce the festival’s closing concert was a fitting acknowledgment that golden-age concerts do not happen by themselves.
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In 1865, economist William Stanley Jevons observed that as steam engines became more coal-efficient, England’s total coal consumption skyrocketed.
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That game skyrocketed him to fame from some 50,000 to nearly 10 million Instagram followers in a day.
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Carnegie came over in steerage and poured the steel that became our skylines.
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Avila Chevalier was an organizer of the anti-Israel protest encampments at Columbia University, whereas the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured money into a super political action committee supporting Espaillat.
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Indiana forward Myisha Hines-Allen jumped into the scrum.
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Now, in an Emerson College poll that asked the same question, pessimism had jumped 26 points, to 41%, while optimism had ticked down to 42% − overall, a positive edge of a single point.
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Despite this, Skilling continues to speak at events across the Chicagoland, posts about local weather on Facebook and even makes occasional appearances on WGN to discuss severe weather events, as some Chicago Reddit users gushed in recent weeks.
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Meanwhile, George and Claire Kittle gushed some more about Kelce and Swift, according to Page Six.
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
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Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
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The amount of time children spend on screens each day rocketed during the Covid pandemic by more than 50 per cent, the equivalent of an extra hour and twenty minutes.
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However, Deutsche said growth is set to be overwhelmingly driven by the energy sector, where earnings are expected to have rocketed 84% year-on-year.
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“Surged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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