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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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Unifil said the patrol had been clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the village of Ghanduriyah to reconnect isolated positions.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“It has also been another momentum-led rebound, similar to last year’s explosive rally,” Ed Yardeni, founder of Yardeni research, said in a note shared with MarketWatch Tuesday night.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Article II of the NPT bans the manufacture and acquisition of nuclear explosive devices, but lacks any enforcement features.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Nonetheless, Novo beat Lilly out of the gate, releasing an oral version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in January to explosive demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

To Szilard’s friend Enrico Fermi, the possibility of an explosive reaction was so remote that Szilard’s concerns seemed driven by paranoia, not physics.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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