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
"But—" Rowan burst out, "it was there! A drawing of the Mountain. And words and arrows . . . and a track marked in red, leading to the cloud and above it! It was!"
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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