explosive
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Other East Asian nations experienced similar explosive growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The findings explore the possibility that the Universe did not begin with a single explosive event.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The city’s vouchers for the Community Cat Program have stagnated compared with vouchers for individuals with pets, Naitaki said, leading to explosive kitten seasons like this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It comes after some Taylor Farms' lettuce was recently linked to an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea, that has affected thousands of people.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Jefferson concurred, though the subject touched the most explosive issue of all—namely, the unmentionable fact of slavery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
While the explosion caused no casualties, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the amount of explosives it was carrying was "significant".
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday at Leipzig Airport that while drone sightings near airports weren’t new, finding one armed with explosives was “a new threat scenario.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Elsewhere, it reports that "police find explosives in drone at Leipzig airport."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Blasts, initially thought to be exploding gas cylinders, may have been World War Two explosives detonated by the heat of the fires, the local fire commander told local media.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
All the time between, Phineas and his assistant are working with touchy explosives.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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