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blowup

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /
NOUN
explosion
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NOUN
an angry outburst
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From there, the stock could really take off—with far less chance of a blowup.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

And we’re so in it and doing it and then to have like this blowup argument over and over and again, take after take, angle after angle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

One lending blowup is showing how America’s banks helped fuel the private-credit boom, and what could happen in its unraveling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

But by his measure, it’s “only” 1998, when the blowup of Long-Term Capital Management spooked the S&P 500, but the market still had a good distance left to run.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Two days after the big blowup, you were gone.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy




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