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blowup

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /
NOUN
explosion
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NOUN
an angry outburst
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One lending blowup is showing how America’s banks helped fuel the private-credit boom, and what could happen in its unraveling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

That should have a negative impact on the market—and that assumes no blowup in the bond market or anything like that.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

In a recent edition of his Substack newsletter, Bob Elliott, chief investment officer at investment firm Unlimited and former executive at hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, dismissed concerns about another carry-trade blowup as “clickbait fears.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

The U.S. unit, led by Boland, played a key role in the 2023 blowup of the planned split of EY’s audit and advisory arms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Thankfully my father didn’t hear him, because I wasn’t sure I could take another blowup.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds




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