Example Sentences

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Against the world champions, spurts don’t get it done, and less than 48 minutes doesn’t get it done.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The sector has had short spurts of outperformance since the pandemic, particularly during moments of global crisis, like when Russia invaded Ukraine.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 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

People did keep coming in, between the spurts of dispute.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

He sets the glass down a bit too hard on the table and tonic spurts upward.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera