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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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ChatGPT’s 2022 launch and the subsequent AI explosion caught states off guard, turbocharging energy and water consumption at facilities that support it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

This period marked a major evolutionary shift from predominantly soft-bodied organisms toward the Cambrian explosion, when animals with greater mobility, shells, and skeletons became increasingly prominent.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Like the rest of the nation, California has seen a remarkable explosion in demand for electricity, driven in large part by the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, electric vehicles and building electrification.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Inside the beverage industry, Infante says one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the explosion of nonalcoholic drinks is that they’re replacing alcohol altogether.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

An explosion of icy wind and blue light bursts out.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

“Motor City” and movies like it — think “Sisu,” “Silent Night” and other screen explosions — are the opposite all that.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

When she heard explosions, she ran to her father and asked what was happening, he said, but he did not have the heart to tell her, saying they were fireworks for a wedding.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Very massive stars can end their lives in supernova explosions, but such events are relatively uncommon.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

NSO astronomer Dr David Kuridze, told BBC News: "These twisting motions are creating magnetic energy, which can build up to produce those large-scale explosions."

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

But for an elderly star left after supernova explosions and other impetuosities with more than several times the Sun’s mass, there are no forces known that can prevent collapse.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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