Since his belated entry into the competition as an injury replacement with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gayle has exploded with a spectacular outburst of attacking batsmanship to become one of the top hitters in the tournament.
A sudden jolt (a sharp economic downturn, a new outburst of terrorist attacks, or any mishap that might befall Mr Putin himself) could tip the country over the edge again.
There was at least a hint of flexibility, accompanied by sharply partisan attacks and an outburst of shutdown brinksmanship.
An intense outburst of anger can trigger a heart attack or even make the heart stop, according to an article in the August issue of Consumer Reports on Health.
President Obama lamented the attack as a "horrific outburst of violence" and promised justice.
It is clear, however, that the attacks were not a spontaneous outburst of ethnic unrest, but were in fact carefully organised.
Sri Lanka's small Christian minority, which had enjoyed peaceful coexistence for years, wondered whether the suicide attacks would trigger a larger outburst of communal suspicion and hate.
Those rebels attacked the government, igniting the outburst of violence in Darfur.
Though the USDA has long considered the fat-free meat filler to be safe to consume, the product suddenly sparked an outburst of outrage, with critics such as celebrity chef Jamie Oliver attacking it as unappetizing and unhealthy.
The suit comes amid a 10-month outburst of Israeli-Palestinian violence that has seen scores of Palestinian attacks targeting Israeli civilians and troops.
While some questioned Mr. Lewis's assertion, many others expressed indignation about Mr. Trump's outburst, pointing out the unseemliness of attacking a civil rights leader on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
