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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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But the explosive growth of AI has some investors nervous that we could be in for another popping bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says he is "telling the truth" when he says the club have moved on from Lisandro Martinez's explosive post-match comments this week.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some abilities, particularly explosive muscle power, peaked even earlier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

As presented here, “My Aim Is True” is every bit as explosive and exciting as the original release, an album that featured a clever blend of punk, rockabilly, pop and new wave sounds.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

"We'll seal the bridge and reactor room. We can let everywhere else go vacuo, but we don't want explosive decompression in here or near the reactor."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Police conducted checks on the abandoned car and no explosives were found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Police have said five people have been hospitalised following the incident that was “strongly suspected” to be the result of a gas leak, and no suspicious substances or explosives have been found at the site.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

In truth, once it became clear that the military remote-controlled robots that were used found no explosives in the vans, only petrol, the investigation inevitably changed.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

But The Times newspaper and a few other UK media have reported that police found no traces of explosives, easing fears that an attack had been foiled but leaving many questions unanswered.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

For months, special British units had been secretly digging tunnels under the German positions, leading to nineteen underground chambers packed with a million pounds of explosives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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