explosion
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On the afternoon of the crash, Vijay was at home, about 200m away, when he heard an explosion.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Big Tech may now be turning toward equity funding after the recent explosion in debt issuances.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
But the explosion of Anthropic’s business, powered by professionals who use Claude to complete tasks, points to the AI future for consumers, too: when smartphones will act as sophisticated assistants that do something similar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A day later, on May 26, officials said the threat of a smaller explosion was eliminated, and all remaining evacuation orders were lifted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
With an explosion that left my ears ringing well into the new year, the whole stove stood up on its hind legs.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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