explosive
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The chip stock rally has been so explosive that this sort of pullback was always likely to happen.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The big bang theory may have triumphed among most cosmologists, but the persistence of unanswered questions—what came before that explosive moment? could our universe be one of many?—leaves plenty of room for speculation and dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The explosive growth of electric vehicles has intensified the search for ways to make electric motors more energy efficient.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The stock market’s rally from the March selloff has been explosive — not to mention far more concentrated than what investors were seeing earlier this year.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
I barely made it to the toilet with explosive diarrhea before my stomach heaved and I found myself vomiting into the bathtub.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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