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spurts

  • plural
    of spurt.
    spurt
    verb (used without object)
    to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
  • present tense form
    of spurt (3rd person singular).
    spurt
    verb (used without object)
    to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.

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During puberty when children have growth spurts, they do need more protein because their body is growing rapidly, building new muscle and bone mass.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even after growth spurts at Audi and Porsche, the company’s market share in North America for years hadn’t moved above 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

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

She waves her hand, and our glacier spurts stalagmites of ice.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer