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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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The most explosive growth has come from companies promising to power data centers in less than a year, such as fuel-cell company Bloom Energy.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

OpenAI’s explosive growth has come on the back of a “web of deceit and the exploitation of users,” alleges Florida’s attorney general in a new lawsuit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Anthropic, which is expected to go public this year, defied skeptics by posting explosive sales growth and its first operating profit in the second quarter—powered by coding tools that have become popular with corporate clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Like the first interim report from the Madlanga Commission, it was not made public, though the contents are likely to be fairly explosive - if the public hearings are anything to go by.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

She tilts her head, studying me, like she didn’t just drop a lit explosive on the table between us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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