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spurt

[spurt] / spɜrt /




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Some may perceive this as mere growing pains for a now-decade-old Silicon Valley giant that experienced a massive growth spurt after ChatGPT’s takeoff.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Still, Gottlieb called that spurt “special,” if only for the fact that it showed USC still has some life as it opens the postseason Thursday against Washington in the Big Ten tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

While there are the usual array of snack food and soft drink companies that will appearin the commercial breaks, viewers will also see a spurt in pharmaceutical ads.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

It had been valued at more than $12 billion by 2022 thanks in part to a pandemic-induced growth spurt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Shocked by his own words he quickly said, “Really, I did not mean to spurt that out.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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