explosion
Example Sentences
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New economic indicators released this week show how the Golden State is grappling with the effects of the Iran war, as well as an AI explosion, which is driving huge investments as well as layoffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The explosion was a “pretty big setback, an under-appreciated setback,” says Westwood chief investment officer Adrian Helfort.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But the explosion of Anthropic’s business, powered by professionals who use Claude to complete tasks, points to the AI future for consumers, too: when smartphones will act as sophisticated assistants that do something similar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It took more than a year for SpaceX to resume flights from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a preflight explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket in 2016.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“I heard a tremendous explosion, and, rushing out, saw that the public buildings, navy yard, ropewalks, &c., were on fire.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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