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Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning of more rain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
This time of year, the village gardens, private estates and rolling fields of West Dorset burst with life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The actor said she had chosen motherhood "responsibly and thoughtfully" and "couldn't possibly burst with more joy".
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
I didn’t want to burst with excitement, so I held my breath and didn’t move, and for that moment, I was just part of DMC’s entourage, chatting with the man who created my childhood.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
We all burst with laughter, imagining the late-night newspapers circulating all over the kingdom with pictures of Edel's little girl, the word shaved into her hair beside a picture of cow feces.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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