explosive
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The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The hyperscalers’ beneficial relationships with OpenAI and Anthropic could already be seen this earnings season in their explosive cloud and backlog growth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
OpenAI’s explosive growth has come on the back of a “web of deceit and the exploitation of users,” alleges Florida’s attorney general in a new lawsuit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Anthropic, which is expected to go public this year, defied skeptics by posting explosive sales growth and its first operating profit in the second quarter—powered by coding tools that have become popular with corporate clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
In this they are like hiv, which also destroys the immune system, but unlike the creeping onset of hiv, the attack by Ebola is explosive.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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