blowup
Example Sentences
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Another co-worker recorded the blowup, in which Chapman screamed expletives and said, “You don’t talk to me. If you don’t speak English, don’t talk to me,” charging papers say.
From Seattle Times
The blowup in banks caused investors to flee to the safety of bonds, sending yields down at a rate not recorded since the 2008 financial crisis.
From Reuters
“They’ve run through a number of these controversies a few years ago. They had a blowup where 70 percent of the staff left. They’re just tired of yet another conflict.”
From New York Times
And Mr. Powell will have to explain how officials are thinking about their policy path at a complicated juncture, when the Fed will have to weigh economic momentum against blowups in the banking sector.
From New York Times
Klink told me, and such culture warriors are largely to blame for the many Twitter blowups over “Star Wars” movies.
From New York Times
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