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popped

  • past participle
    of pop.
    pop
    verb (used without object)
    to make a short, quick, explosive sound.
  • past tense form
    of pop.
    pop
    verb (used without object)
    to make a short, quick, explosive sound.

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Max Muncy struck out in the sixth; Ohtani struck out and Mookie Betts grounded out in the seventh; and Tucker popped out and Teoscar Hernández struck out in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

That bubble popped in early 2000, leading to an eight-month recession in 2001 and a three-year bear market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, Maya Jama is best known for hosting Love Island, but she's also popped up in loads of other places - including at this year's Brit Awards, where she presented an award with James Blunt.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

They’ve popped up in barns and on farms, in strip malls between an antique shop and an ax-throwing business and in churches, where lighting and sound for worship services is part of the curriculum.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Roz’s head dipped underwater, and she heard a flurry of clicks and whistles, and when she popped up again, she spotted a family of whales glistening in the starlight as they raced through the waves.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown