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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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The Danish company was a leader in the blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss category but has seen its lead challenged by Eli Lilly and smaller competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Ten years later, Whitney Houston’s blockbuster take on the song, recorded for the soundtrack of “The Bodyguard,” became a multiple Grammy winner and the all-time best-selling single by a female artist.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta abruptly pulled out of a planned mediation session Monday to seek a resolution to the antitrust lawsuit that has stalled Paramount Skydance’s blockbuster $111 billion merger with Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Elon Musk's space company went public in June at a value of $1.77 trillion and raised $85.7 billion in its blockbuster initial public offering, the largest in history.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 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

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

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Like shoppers trying to keep the fridge stocked, pharmaceutical chiefs are constantly hunting for promising biotech drugs to replace expiring blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

For now though, Zainab is swept up in enjoying a string of blockbusters.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

But is it really worth seeing these blockbusters in Imax?

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Ever since the 1930s, Pinewood had been home to movies ranging from early Alfred Hitchcock mysteries to massive Star Wars blockbusters.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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