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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Sam Adams writes that the cosmic horror blockbuster is a satisfying throwback to Jurassic Park.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Cisco’s artificial-intelligence pivot is driving impressive growth, but even a blockbuster fourth quarter wasn’t enough to satisfy Wall Street on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Hong Kong has seen a spate of blockbuster IPOs from Chinese AI-related companies seeking overseas funds in the city.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

He got a fat bonus from the company’s blockbuster 2025, which dovetailed with his wedding day late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

It would be the first traveling blockbuster art exhibition in history.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The difference is, Zainab was on her way to the recent London premiere of The Odyssey, one of the summer's biggest blockbusters.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

More broadly, investors are starting to ask questions about the company’s long-term growth drivers when major oncology blockbusters such as Tagrisso, Imfinzi and Calquence lose patent protection in the 2030s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

But is it really worth seeing these blockbusters in Imax?

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

It was the latest in a long line of Hollywood blockbusters to have been filmed in the city in recent years.

From BBC Jul. 31, 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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