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blowup

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /
NOUN
explosion
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NOUN
an angry outburst
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And we’re so in it and doing it and then to have like this blowup argument over and over and again, take after take, angle after angle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A few months later, the OpenAI leaders had a blowup in the office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

But by his measure, it’s “only” 1998, when the blowup of Long-Term Capital Management spooked the S&P 500, but the market still had a good distance left to run.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

What followed our blowup were heartfelt apologies on my end and my parents' end, but we had no idea that our immigration status was about to get far more complicated and scary.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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