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blowup

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /
NOUN
explosion
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NOUN
an angry outburst
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Market Financial Solutions is the latest worrying blowup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

That may have reached its limits with the blowup over Powell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 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

The U.S. could follow if there’s another major blowup.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Mother and I watched him, expecting the dreaded atomic blowup.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver