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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Justice Department gave its consent for the blockbuster merger expected to reshape Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

SpaceX’s blockbuster stock-market debut on Friday showed that investors still have an appetite for moonshots.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026

Aside from its blockbuster spectacle, “Disclosure Day” is a pertinent reminder that, once we let go of our hope, it’s nearly impossible to get it back.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Bank of America sees five drugs in AstraZeneca’s biopharma pipeline that could generate up to $5 billion in annual peak sales each—Wainua, tozorakimab, laroprovstat and two follow-on products to its blockbuster cardiovascular medicine Farxiga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Without Miss Dixon’s presence, we will no longer have a blockbuster event, publicity-wise. She’s the company icon, Mr. Branitt. She’s our Aunt Jemima, our Betty Crocker, our—” “Tony the Tiger?” said Curly.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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