explosion
Example Sentences
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New economic indicators released this week show how the Golden State is grappling with the effects of the Iran war, as well as an AI explosion, which is driving huge investments as well as layoffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It took more than a year for SpaceX to resume flights from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a preflight explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket in 2016.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
A properly designed coal mine is "fully capable of preventing an explosion through systematic safeguards," explains Hong Chen, a professor at Jiangnan University's Institute for National Security and Green Development.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Also in 2025, she was a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her reporting and hosting of an audio investigation into a deadly U.S. refinery explosion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“An explosion awakened me in Seattle,” she remembered.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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