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- verb Present participle of
rupture .
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Examples
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But it can also do real damage, such as rupturing the testicle, as the Minnesota boy's case illustrates.
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In contrast, I see the dominant episteme "rupturing" because it has produced fiscal and ecological dilemmas it cannot fix.
Energy Bulletin - Danbpgh 2009
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In addition, an utterly routine D&C took place, as Maggie's had long-lasting issues with cervical cysts rupturing.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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Most aneurysms are discovered incidentally, since they hardly ever cause symptoms before rupturing, she added.
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What you need to understand is Maggie has had cervical cysts rupturing every few weeks/months for decades.
One Week After Emergency Abdominal Surgery Maggie Jochild Is Still In Intensive Care 2009
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Followed by lots of other crap shortly thereafter, ranging from heart to appendix to cancer of the appendix to other abdominal organs being strangled to hernia's rupturing to the stomach literally exploding to intestines dying to kidneys dying.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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It's oh so right on so many levels ... a soundtrack to die for, axes of both the skull splitting and eardrum rupturing variety, and Jack Black!
Brütal Legend Conan Trailer! Cromsblood 2009
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Most aneurysms are discovered incidentally, since they hardly ever cause symptoms before rupturing, she added.
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"You could have ended up rupturing a fuel tank and it could have been much more serious," he says.
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Ultra-fragile former England fast bowler Simon Jones, for example, was sidelined for six months in 2002-3 after rupturing a cruciate ligament sliding to prevent the ball from reaching the boundary in a test match.
Injuries Hamper Cricket's World Stage Richard Lord 2011
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