burst out
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Brunning, who burst out crying as she was told she faced a "substantial" jail term, is due to be sentenced in April.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
That's when these divisions could burst out from text messages and into the open.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 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
Then on Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection agents burst out of a Penske rental truck and detained day laborers at a Westlake Home Depot in a raid dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
It was loud, abrupt, and it would burst out of her like nothing on earth was gonna stop it.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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