burst out
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My husband and I burst out laughing – not at that scene, or the clerk’s impromptu theatrics, but at this injection of delight into an otherwise mundane errand.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
In a 2011 interview, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk burst out laughing when asked about an EV that BYD hoped to bring to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
On the verge of tears, she burst out laughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
The world number four burst out the blocks again with another early break in the second set and was largely untroubled until a marathon sixth game.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Akira barely managed to hang on, until at last they burst out of the trees and into the knee-high brown grass of the bald.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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