explosive
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Betting on the AI boom, until as recently as June 2026, the growth in assets under management and investment returns had been explosive.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
South Korea's SK hynix said Wednesday second-quarter net profit soared a whopping 1,242 percent year-on-year, driven by the artificial intelligence industry's explosive demand for its advanced memory chips.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Originally priced at RMB 8.66, the stock closed at RMB 49.01, up 465%, with almost 3 billion shares worth about $2.2 billion changing hands during an explosive debut.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The authorities are investigating a number of food-related outbreaks, including several involving cyclospora, a bacteria that causes explosive diarrhea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A fire can be put out, but the damage an explosive can do may be irreparable.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
At some point, they claimed it was explosives, but when they opened it, it was just paper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
And now, existing X-ray machines would be modified to detect explosives.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
In World War I, the company became a major source of smokeless powder and explosives for the Allies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He was found guilty of high treason under martial law and the illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives by the Shevchenkivskyy District Court in Kyiv.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Or the Nazi saboteurs in a rubber boat filled with explosives bobbing in the water not twenty feet away from him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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