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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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History offers a sobering reality check for investors rushing to buy into blockbuster listings on day one.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2026

Younger generations worshiped him as the blockbuster scamp of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise and the live-action redos of “Alice in Wonderland” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Just 60 days after his comeback tournament was ended in a late-night New York blockbuster against Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz took his revenge.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Higher component and memory costs, weak hardware momentum and limited blockbuster game releases remain the key risks, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Blood thinners have been blockbusters for drug companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The film's producer, Namit Malhotra, heads visual-effects company DNEG, which has worked on Hollywood blockbusters including Dune and Interstellar.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

An interesting mix of about a half dozen blockbusters and indies also seem like good bets, while at least three of the 10 slots are fully up for grabs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ibbotson’s tale is quirkier and more charmingly shambolic than Ms. Rowling’s lore-laden blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Those dozen blockbusters are the cereals wheat, corn, rice, barley, and sorghum; the pulse soybean; the roots or tubers potato, manioc, and sweet potato; the sugar sources sugarcane and sugar beet; and the fruit banana.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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