explosion
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A properly designed coal mine is "fully capable of preventing an explosion through systematic safeguards," explains Hong Chen, a professor at Jiangnan University's Institute for National Security and Green Development.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The explosion is obviously a big setback for the Leo network, which is struggling to be the main competitor for Elon Musk's SpaceX and its Starlink service.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Also in 2025, she was a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her reporting and hosting of an audio investigation into a deadly U.S. refinery explosion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Space stocks like AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab decline following a Blue Origin rocket explosion.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
But the explosion was actually in an entirely unexpected place: the unit 4 building.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing explosion
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