as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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Self Tour Pompeii When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and coated the city of Pompeii in ash and debris to a depth of 23 feet (seven meters), the population at the time was fifteen to twenty thousand, or about that of Jackson, Wyoming or Bangor in Wales today.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
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Plans to redevelop a piece of Idaho’s second-oldest golf course — and the oldest in Southern Idaho — could soon move forward after a neighborhood on the edge of State Street erupted into objections over similar plans six years ago.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
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As stablecoin usage explodes to 30 million monthly active addresses (a 53% increase year-over-year according to Dune Analytics) their real-world utility is becoming impossible to ignore.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Air raid sirens rang out and exploding interceptor rockets were heard in Jerusalem.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a twist that augured perhaps the production wasn’t out of the woods yet, a small fire broke out on set while a stage was under construction.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Nike and Jordan brands represent the bulk of the company’s revenue, but the firm also breaks out Converse revenue, which was $405 million, down 18% for the quarter with declines across all territories.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Blaze (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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