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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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The pop superstar announced early Wednesday that she’ll release an expanded version of her blockbuster 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl” on Friday with four new songs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

He told me that a scam artist had once emailed him about a plan to sell sessions in a “wellness/Anti-aging device as introduced in the blockbuster movie ‘Elysium’!”

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

“A completion of the blockbuster deal would create one of the largest entertainment companies in the world,” the New York Times reported.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2026

Another major test for the market this fall: The IPO calendar is expected to heat up, with at least one blockbuster offering, from Anthropic, and other high-profile names expected to list, as well.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

And I can always find something to mock in a blockbuster.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Jing, 38, has headlined blockbusters in both China and Hollywood, starring opposite Matt Damon in “The Great Wall” and appearing in “Kong: Skull Island” and “Pacific Rim Uprising.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The film industry rode blockbusters like Spider Man and The Odyssey to a record for domestic ticket sales, Rentrak preliminary data show.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbusters, there is no shortage of larger-than-life subjects, with films about Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and the volatile Gallagher brothers from the Britpop band Oasis on the calendar.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

A swath of other summer blockbusters would be released alongside them; A “Spider-Man” here, a “Mission: Impossible” there.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

His romantic novels such as The Last of the Mohicans were literary blockbusters.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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