blockbuster
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Clearly, a growing U.S. economy has helped support blockbuster corporate earnings and the bull market in stocks.
From MarketWatch ● 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
Shares in the company fell roughly 8% as its CEO laid out plans for new blockbuster drugs in the next few years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
“Without Miss Dixon’s presence, we will no longer have a blockbuster event, publicity-wise. She’s the company icon, Mr. Branitt. She’s our Aunt Jemima, our Betty Crocker, our—” “Tony the Tiger?” said Curly.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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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
Bountiful DVD sales meant most films were profitable, even if they weren’t box office blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The story has elements similar to popular summer blockbusters, but they’re so finely remixed and retooled that they don’t bear such exhausting resemblance to their forebears.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
That means it is holding ground against Hollywood blockbusters like The Odyssey and Spider Man: Brand New Day.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
His romantic novels such as The Last of the Mohicans were literary blockbusters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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