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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Contracts have been signed, with the blockbuster bout expected to take place later this year.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

SoFi Stadium will be the site of Super Bowl LXI, and the Rams made several blockbuster offseason moves to increase their chances of playing in it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

SpaceX debuted on the public markets in June, marking a blockbuster IPO which Nasdaq said earlier on Thursday was its biggest listing in history.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

People are flying across the country to see filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s epic fantasy blockbuster “The Odyssey,” the first full-length movie shot only with Imax cameras.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

“Yes, it’s a blockbuster, coming to a theater near you, called Deal with Your Own Crap.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The states identified wide-release films, big-budget blockbusters and the concentration of pay-TV channels as the three markets to test in the litigation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Big-budget blockbusters in particular have suffered, with many films underperforming at the box office.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

I doubt any ostensibly comic succession of blockbusters has produced as many tears as this one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

"I hope that there will be many more of these blockbusters to come."

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

His romantic novels such as The Last of the Mohicans were literary blockbusters.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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