spurt

Their results suggest that even early animals had relatively complex genomes because of an unprecedented spurt of gene duplication early in life’s history.

The little sister brand to Marc Jacobs has gone through a difficult growth spurt over the past few years.

He also found it difficult to book roles because he experienced a huge growth spurt and was still in the process of filling out.

It has made people squirm and spurt out apologies, and it has made my face burn a darker red.

(Since then, he has gone through a growth spurt of a foot and 100 pounds).

That spurt in the private sector set the stage for his congressional career.

This made it necessary to put on a spurt to regain lost distance, but on such ground the speed was dangerous.

But that sudden spurt of speed on the part of the gray sedan was a dead give-away.

With the next fellow as a goal, he gradually crept alongside, and passed him with a spurt.

But the sight of a fireplace and plenty of dry wood ready to flame up at the spurt of a match heartened them somewhat.

Plates are changed, corks pop, and from time to time a seltzogene gives a spurt and a cough.