explosion

Example Sentences

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Last April came a small but telling explosion in the climate community.

From The Wall Street Journal

This can create what the industry calls a “tax explosion” for the surviving spouse, because that person will end up with a big balance and a single person’s tax rate.

From MarketWatch

At best, the idea relates to some kind of individual flourishing, the opposite of corporate serfdom, a sloughing off of organizational chains leading to an explosion of creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Those off-gases are toxic and flammable. If they accumulate, you can have an explosion risk."

From BBC

A large fire has broken out following an explosion at a building in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

From BBC