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explode

[ik-splohd] / ɪkˈsploʊd /




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But while tech analysts on Wall Street expect cash flows to explode in 2028, that same optimism isn’t reflected by analysts covering other sectors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Two decades ago, Juventus landed at the center of a sweeping match-fixing scandal in Italy known as Calciopoli, which happened to explode in the middle of the 2006 World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Footage of fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters show how quickly the vehicles can start smoking and then apparently explode, causing blazes that spread within minutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The company’s cooling system failed to bring the temperatures down, and fire officials warned the tank could explode or cause a major spill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

I explode my hands outward in front of them.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The track builds from there and explodes into a guitar solo, in which harrowing feedback is twisted into disturbing shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

A hologram of neon greens, reds, and yellows explodes from the puck, making my eyes ache.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“The amount of money in the system exploded, inflation rose, bond yields started to creep up and bond prices came down, and they haven’t recovered.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Since the pandemic started, the number of social-media users discussing estrangement has exploded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The brand's upbeat pop and urban mood exploded in fluorescent or floral outfits for both men and women, built on classic, comfortable cuts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

There’s also the habeas side of things, and there’s been a lot of reporting about how habeas litigation has totally exploded, especially in this past year, and that’s based on where an individual is detained.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

For a moment Jack thought they’d all be sucked into the genie’s vortex, but as quickly as it started, the swirling fog exploded straight up into the snow ceiling.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

"They emerged from Britain's underground rave scene before exploding onto the global stage, tearing down the boundaries between rave, electronic music and punk along the way."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The University of Southampton-led team says it found a key problem in the way the earlier study estimated the ages of the exploding stars.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Yet many repair shops end up with substandard counterfeit parts that risk exploding during a crash or not deploying at all, according to court documents and regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I aggressively defend the status quo, and I’m fine with exploding rents and mass displacement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It sounded like little bombs were exploding in Papa’s lungs.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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