explosions
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He said he was back in the lounge Wednesday, when new explosions rattled the glass and caused everyone to jump with fright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
"After several nights here, when I can sleep, just sleep, without any explosions, without any sirens, I feel better," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
These extraordinarily violent events produce gravitational waves and rank among the most powerful explosions in the Universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The explosions heard in Riyadh came hours after the Houthis in Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia, claimed their latest attack on the kingdom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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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