blockbuster
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Insider Gaming called it "the best campaign ever created", while Eurogamer Germany described it as "a true action blockbuster", despite a "weak storyline".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The therapeutic vaccine, called intismeran, is a groundbreaking new approach that makes use of the patient’s own tumor to create a personalized treatment, which is then administered alongside Keytruda, Merck’s blockbuster cancer drug.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The disclosures offer a rare financial look under the hood as the AI giant prepares for a blockbuster IPO that could help it reach a valuation of $2 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Promoter Frank Warren is predicting a "blockbuster" 2027 for the heavyweight division, with lucrative fights awaiting Saturday's winner.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Without Miss Dixon’s presence, we will no longer have a blockbuster event, publicity-wise. She’s the company icon, Mr. Branitt. She’s our Aunt Jemima, our Betty Crocker, our—” “Tony the Tiger?” said Curly.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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Apted went on to become a big name in Hollywood, directing blockbusters including James Bond's The World Is Not Enough, but he always returned to the show and said it was his most significant achievement.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
If these therapies become blockbusters, the diagnostic companies doing that sequencing could hold a lucrative tollbooth on every dose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Bountiful DVD sales meant most films were profitable, even if they weren’t box office blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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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