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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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Romania border police recorded the sound of the drone, then a Bulgarian border police patrol spotted "a loud explosion accompanied by black smoke", Radev added, speaking after an extraordinary meeting of his cabinet's security council.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Outside Odesa, after a recent drone explosion, we found 83-year-old Andrii Dudik, surveying the mangled wreckage of his house and garden.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The ongoing explosion of revival screenings in Los Angeles is an opportunity not just to revisit accepted classics, but also to give a spotlight to undersung oddball picks deserving of broader attention.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The damage remained limited to cells located close to the explosion.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Mr. Neely made a weird explosion gesture with his hands, and someone in the back of the room giggled, which only seemed to encourage him.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Buskers perform on the city's famous Potemkin Stairs, while sunbathers barely flinch as the sirens sound and explosions rumble in the distance.

From BBC Aug. 6, 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

In his telling, the combination made him conceited and aggrieved and accounted for the bizarre explosions of rage that punctuated his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

AFP journalists reported hearing more than 10 explosions in a row, triggering car alarms on the streets.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Mutations, from which nature selects its new inventory of lifeforms, are produced in part by cosmic rays—high-energy particles ejected almost at the speed of light in supernova explosions.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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