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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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Options trading for new IPOs, including SpaceX, is expected to create historic volumes and explosive stock trading.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In the end, England's midfielders were too passive and easily controlled by Spain, while the usually explosive frontline of Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp and Lauren James proved ineffective.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

L3Harris gathers explosive propellant, nozzles and casings for the rocket motor that powers it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Even a perfect report may not have saved Ciena, which has benefited from explosive demand for networking at artificial-intelligence data centers.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In the midst of this willful confusion, one Madisonian conviction shone through with his more characteristic clarity—namely, that slavery was an explosive topic that must be removed from the political agenda of the new nation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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