explosive
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Police investigated the New Lenox, Ill., residence with a bomb-sniffing-dog unit but found no explosive devices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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
Wall Street generally is constructive on shares of the AI data-analytics giant, which has earned accolades for its explosive revenue growth and high profitability.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Their idea involves the explosive death of a rare type of black hole known as a "quasi-extremal primordial black hole."
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
In a pure-oxygen environment, 16.7 million joules will be released for every kilogram of sugar used, releasing the explosive force of eight sticks of dynamite.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing explosive
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