explode
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Some of the most extreme examples are found in supernova remnants, the expanding clouds of material left behind when certain dying stars explode.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
It can be pokey, but then things explode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Those hyperscalers were also starting to fund build-outs with special-purpose vehicles that were off the balance sheets, and leverage started to explode.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The idea, he says, is that the whole hour feels like a film trailer, with viewers permanently waiting for the psychological pressure chamber to explode.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
I didn’t want to explode like I had last night.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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When Kyle MacLachlan’s Paul says he’s “not in the mood” for combat training, Gurney explodes at him: “Mood’s a thing for cattle and loveplay, not fighting!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
From the opening title track, we get quiet-to-loud structures with ominous minor-key guitar strumming that explodes on choruses, becoming saturated with distortion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Video released by the US-based NGO Beneath The Waves shows one orca holding the tail of a sunfish, with its fellow whale then charging with full force into the rotund mola, which explodes into pieces.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, for example, the blast can launch the stellar remnant in one direction at high speed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
It begins to vibrate, and then explodes into a storm of movement.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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The animated personal shopper that can also complete tasks like booking travel and making budgets has exploded in popularity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Little was known about the show when it first graced our screens, but it has since exploded in popularity.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The impacts have been most dramatic in refining, where the profit margins for processing crude oil into gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products have exploded in recent months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
In 1986, the Challenger exploded during launch because of a tiny rubber O-ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But the problem with time bombs, I thought gloomily, was that eventually they exploded whether you ignored them or not.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Estrada says one of her goals is exploding the idea many non-Latino people have that “the Latin sound is just one sound.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The largest collection of exploding white dwarf stars ever compiled is providing fresh evidence that dark energy, the mysterious force responsible for the Universe’s accelerating expansion, may change over time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sure, occasionally Todd must scream underwater to keep his head from exploding.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
He looked full of purpose as he took his time on stage, fireworks exploding in front of him, his usual smile replaced by a look of determination.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Johnston and the others were used to hearing about volcanoes exploding.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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