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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Discovery — the latest international agency to find the blockbuster combination of TV channels and historic film studios wouldn’t dampen competition.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, the fallout from James Frey’s blockbuster memoir A Million Little Pieces, after he was accused of fabricating elements of his life story, was rippling through the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

But what turned a summer blockbuster into an IMAX-sized lightning rod?

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

The tepid performance came even after a blockbuster day on Wall Street, where Amazon surged more than 15 percent as it posted forecast-busting quarterly profits and revenue increases.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

As Chauncey Burr continued a lecture tour west into Cleveland, Ohio, he readied Ruth’s blockbuster confession for release.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

More broadly, investors are starting to ask questions about the company’s long-term growth drivers when major oncology blockbusters such as Tagrisso, Imfinzi and Calquence lose patent protection in the 2030s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

But is it really worth seeing these blockbusters in Imax?

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

But industry observers say no couple has made this much box-office revenue from back-to-back blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Ten years and multiple other blockbusters later, there is an ever-growing speculation that their futures now lie away from the MCU.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The conventional bombs of World War II were called blockbusters.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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