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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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I can only imagine that at this point, restaurant waitstaffs across the world have picked up crumbs and slices of chatter about Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old blockbuster.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

With one blockbuster trade, however, the Dodgers have shown exactly where they stand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Last August, OpenAI brought in Simo, the former Instacart CEO, to help prepare it for a blockbuster IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

This blockbuster class of drugs is shattering all sales records.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

I hated the dreams with a burning passion, but the fact that I was having them didn’t seem like a big blockbuster of a surprise to me.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

Ten years and multiple other blockbusters later, there is an ever-growing speculation that their futures now lie away from the MCU.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The states identified wide-release films, big-budget blockbusters and the concentration of pay-TV channels as the three markets to test in the litigation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The legal challenge focuses on three main areas: major cinema releases, massive blockbusters, and cable TV channels.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Cancer heavyweights such as Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb have been searching for targets because their blockbusters, Keytruda and Opdivo, face patent expirations that will erode sales for some of the industry’s bestselling drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

The conventional bombs of World War II were called blockbusters.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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