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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Hasbro has boosted growth by licensing blockbuster franchises like Marvel and Lord of the Rings to create new Magic card sets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

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

The year-on-year comparison was weighed down by the lack of a major release in the quarter to contend with last year's blockbuster "Assassin's Creed Shadows", released in March, Ubisoft said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

And even though he starred in one of Hollywood’s hugest blockbusters, it takes a certain kind of confidence to share the spotlight with a dinosaur.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

For the past few years, despite blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “A Minecraft Movie,” the industry has frequently gone weeks without a hit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

They look more like Hollywood blockbusters than traditional adverts and those stars don't come cheap.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

In an era dominated by hyper-violent blockbusters and larger-than-life action spectacles, Indian filmmaker Imtiaz Ali believes young audiences are searching for something deeper -- love that lasts.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Those dozen blockbusters are the cereals wheat, corn, rice, barley, and sorghum; the pulse soybean; the roots or tubers potato, manioc, and sweet potato; the sugar sources sugarcane and sugar beet; and the fruit banana.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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