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thunderclap

[thuhn-der-klap] / ˈθʌn dərˌklæp /




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"On paper, this was another thunderclap quarter. And yet the stock dipped. The market is no longer pricing growth. It is pricing perpetuity."

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

His chapters end with a wink as often as a thunderclap.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

He remains a thunderclap from the baseline, but has options other than ferocious groundstrokes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

A local resident told Yonhap that he had been watching television at home when the explosion, which sounded "like a thunderclap", shook the house.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Ivy’s heart exploded, a lightning bolt through her middle, a thunderclap in her chest.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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