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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

A wave of artificial-intelligence adoption has come with an undesirable side effect: An explosion of cyberthreats.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

The team also used supernova models to explore how this explosion mechanism could contribute to galactic chemical enrichment.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Japanese officials said Saturday they had ended rescue operations at a shopping mall devastated by an explosion following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 36 people.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

And then a thundering explosion shook the ground.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

In an earlier paper published in 2025, the team showed that PBH-triggered explosions could produce SNe Ia with properties that closely resemble those generated by standard Type Ia supernova models.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

AFP journalists reported hearing more than 10 explosions in a row, triggering car alarms on the streets.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

That included a tank chase shot largely on a street in Glasgow, Scotland, on the first day of filming, complete with a rig that let an actor swing with explosions going off behind him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Heavy elements are created inside stars and during stellar explosions.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Where his eyes should’ve been, miniature spheres of fire boiled like nuclear explosions.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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