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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Gen. Rob Bonta means the blockbuster merger with Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

He told me that a scam artist had once emailed him about a plan to sell sessions in a “wellness/Anti-aging device as introduced in the blockbuster movie ‘Elysium’!”

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

“A completion of the blockbuster deal would create one of the largest entertainment companies in the world,” the New York Times reported.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2026

Another major test for the market this fall: The IPO calendar is expected to heat up, with at least one blockbuster offering, from Anthropic, and other high-profile names expected to list, as well.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Imagine a blockbuster movie about a world united in battle against Nazi oppression.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Film fans have had plenty of chances to spot Glasgow on the big screen in recent years, from superhero blockbusters to futuristic sci-fi thrillers.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbusters, there is no shortage of larger-than-life subjects, with films about Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and the volatile Gallagher brothers from the Britpop band Oasis on the calendar.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Pharmaceutical chiefs are always hunting for drugs to replace expiring blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

A swath of other summer blockbusters would be released alongside them; A “Spider-Man” here, a “Mission: Impossible” there.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The conventional bombs of World War II were called blockbusters.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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