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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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She said an "explosion" in short-sightedness "cannot be put down to genetics alone".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The explosion of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has crowded detention centers nationwide, leaving tens of thousands of families to navigate a complex immigration landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Zakhavko heard an explosion nearby—she couldn’t tell how far away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The combined observations helped establish that the unusual X-ray activity was connected to a compact object merger rather than another type of stellar explosion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

A third explosion sent every animal stampeding in every direction, except for the camel lying on my leg and Rostam, who didn’t seem to hear anything.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

At a time when air raid sirens sound constantly in Kyiv and explosions can be heard almost every day, the peace and quiet of the village is what Olena says she needs most.

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

Sarai was reeling with visions of explosions and contraptions and impossibly tall towers—and girls climbing impossibly tall towers—and magnets and saws and bridges and flasks of miraculous chemicals and...and...and flying machines.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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