Example Sentences
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The medication, which was first developed 15 years ago, can result in increased height if administered during growth spurts.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As athletes progress through the sport, growth spurts or puberty can interrupt athletic progress, especially during jumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
In these environments, black holes experienced brief but intense growth spurts through a process known as 'super Eddington accretion'.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
There have always been demand spurts for hard drives, from personal computer adoption in the 1990s, to digital music and video in the 2000s, and streaming and cloud computing in the 2010s.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
There was such terrific noise following Paganini’s show that at first no one noticed the persistent banging on the ceiling, dull thuds that came in short spurts before starting again.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
