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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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Interest in trading has never been higher, with an explosion of investing apps and social-media influencers drawing in younger generations of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He said the "most obvious" factor that might have caused the rise is "the explosion in the population of noble false widow".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

All of it points to a classic problem that has popped up in technology booms throughout history, from the 19th-century railroad expansion to the telecom and internet explosion of the early 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Ronald Botelho III, who worked for Blackstar, has been in custody since December on separate charges, the Associated Press reported, and on Thursday was charged for his alleged role in the explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Mom and Jess and the twins joined him in a booth, and he explained that what they’d seen and heard from their classroom earlier was called a steam explosion.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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