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blowup

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /
NOUN
explosion
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NOUN
an angry outburst
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After banks and lenders took losses this fall on companies allegedly committing fraud, the market has been anxious about the potential that more blowups could be hiding inside the private-credit world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the August 2024 blowup, speculators were extremely short on the yen.

From MarketWatch

A blowup of the film found inside the coin arrived at the desk of Robert Lamphere, an FBI counterintelligence agent in Washington, D.C.

From Literature

A string of alleged frauds by corporate borrowers is spurring a reckoning across Wall Street, sending bankers and investors scrambling to prevent future blowups.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From MarketWatch