explosions
Example Sentences
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According to Iranian news agencies, explosions were heard in parts of southern Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mehr, another state-controlled agency, reported explosions "in several provinces in the south" of the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Fourth of July fireworks sparked dangerous explosions and raging fires across Southern California, leaving several injured and displacing families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
In 1956 a fire at Bush Terminal’s 35th Street pier, not far from Gowanus, produced what was then one of the largest explosions in New York’s history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Unhappily, no supernova explosions have been observed in our Galaxy since the invention of the telescope, and astronomers have been chafing at the bit for some centuries.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
