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“Motor City” and movies like it — think “Sisu,” “Silent Night” and other screen explosions — are the opposite all that.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Johann Goldammer, head of the Global Fire Monitoring Center, a research and advisory group in Germany, said extended hot dry spells and the deterioration of old ammunition are making explosions more likely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

After his planned extradition from Croatia, they say he will be brought before an investigating judge to face charges of causing explosions and sabotage.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

When she heard explosions, she ran to her father and asked what was happening, he said, but he did not have the heart to tell her, saying they were fireworks for a wedding.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Berkner has suggested that there were two such explosions of new life, like vast embryological transformations, both dependent on threshold levels of oxygen.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas



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