explosive
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However, the successful launch of the Wegovy pill and its explosive growth is a bright spot for the company.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
Yet, black representation was cutting through the American mainstream - whether through Carole Gist making history as the first black woman to win Miss USA, or the explosive rise of hip-hop.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 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
Anthropic, which is expected to go public this year, defied skeptics by posting explosive sales growth and its first operating profit in the second quarter—powered by coding tools that have become popular with corporate clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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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