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break out

verb

intr, adverb to begin or arise suddenly
panic broke out
intr, adverb to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
intr, adverb,foll byin (of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
tr, adverb to launch or introduce (a new product)
tr, adverb to open and start using
break out the champagne

noun

an escape, esp from prison or confinement
1. a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
2. ( as modifier )
  a breakout year

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L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out.

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A mini price war has broken out between mortgage providers, although many of the lowest-rate deals still require borrowers to provide a hefty deposit.

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At least 14 people, including two children, have been killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.

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With increasing humidity on Thursday, there is also a risk of some heavy and possibly thundery showers breaking out across England and Wales.

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About 80 residents have been led to safety after the roof of the building on Aberdeen Place, Maida Vale caught alight from the blaze which broke out at about 05:30 BST.

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