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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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L3Harris gathers explosive propellant, nozzles and casings for the rocket motor that powers it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF, which owns Nvidia and a host of other chip makers that are seeing explosive growth from Big Tech services companies’ investments in artificial intelligence data centers, dropped more than 9% Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

However, the successful launch of the Wegovy pill and its explosive growth is a bright spot for the company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The most explosive growth has come from companies promising to power data centers in less than a year, such as fuel-cell company Bloom Energy.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In their final report, Crandell and Mullineaux wrote that “Mount St. Helens has been more active and more explosive during the last 4,500 years than any other volcano in the conterminous United States.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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