explosion
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Observations from Keck Observatory, Magellan Observatory, and the Very Large Telescope showed no recognizable chemical signatures during the first month after the explosion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Like the rest of the nation, California has seen a remarkable explosion in demand for electricity, driven in large part by the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, electric vehicles and building electrification.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Inside the beverage industry, Infante says one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the explosion of nonalcoholic drinks is that they’re replacing alcohol altogether.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Li set up Futu in 2012 as this explosion of Chinese wealth overseas fueled the rise of Hong Kong as a hub for money managers catering to the superrich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
It would be impossible for Papa to vanish from the earth without an explosion of grief from the air itself.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Very massive stars can end their lives in supernova explosions, but such events are relatively uncommon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
It is not clear what caused the explosions, or whether the ship was attacked.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Buskers perform on the city's famous Potemkin Stairs, while sunbathers barely flinch as the sirens sound and explosions rumble in the distance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In his telling, the combination made him conceited and aggrieved and accounted for the bizarre explosions of rage that punctuated his youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Some lay in pieces: broken gears aller than a man, leather straps gone brittle with age, great vooden beams that were now explosions of white fungus, tuge as hedgerows.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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