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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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Brown said there was "a whole plethora of planning" ongoing at the scene, with various different options on the table, including a possible controlled explosion.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

For instance, it could be that the explosion of digital technologies gives today’s young adults alternatives to in-person relationships.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

The ailing quarterbacks include the reigning Super Bowl champion, the Seattle Seahawks’ Sam Darnold, and Caleb Williams, who was carted off a week after leading the Chicago Bears to a 59-point explosion in their opener.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

But vegetation, starting with grasslands and shifting to forests, creeps back into the swathes wiped out in the explosion and people follow.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

And then a thundering explosion shook the ground.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

A number of apparent explosions have since been heard in the capital and major problems reported at King Khalid International Airport, with the tracking website FlightRadar24 reporting long delays and cancellations.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

That amount of energy is comparable to the output of several billion supernova explosions, the powerful blasts produced when certain stars reach the ends of their lives.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The researchers examined the Pantheon+ observations while including a recently proposed correction related to the ages of the stars that eventually produce Type Ia supernova explosions.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Systems producing high-yield fusion expose weapons parts to intense heat, radiation and pressure nearly synonymous with a nuclear blast—hotter than the sun at more than 100 million degrees Celsius—without any explosions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

His father would be the minute he heard about the explosions.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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