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blazes (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of blaze (up)

as in erupts

to develop suddenly and violently after years of decline, street crime blazed up again

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Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Like Swift, Hubble is losing altitude as the sun erupts with one flare after another.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 June 2026

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New Glenn explodes on launch pad in Florida The news comes about a month after the New Glenn rocket exploded in Florida, dealing severe damage to the surrounding infrastructure in Cape Canaveral.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026
When the price of doing something collapses, the volume of it explodes, and that is the real news in JADEPUFFER.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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In 1967, the Six-Day War breaks out in West Asia.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

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