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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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OpenAI’s vote of confidence for Amazon, coupled with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s shareholder letter last week, signal explosive demand for AWS.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Wall Street generally is constructive on shares of the AI data-analytics giant, which has earned accolades for its explosive revenue growth and high profitability.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Before this year, explosive growth in private equity and private credit and the high management fees that came with it had put Blackstone and its peers ahead of rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Their idea involves the explosive death of a rare type of black hole known as a "quasi-extremal primordial black hole."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Five or ten Ebola-virus particles suspended in a droplet of blood could easily slip through a pinhole in a surgical glove, and that might be enough to start an explosive infection.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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