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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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According to multiple outlets, the former couple — who met on the set of the 2024 musical blockbuster “Wicked” — quietly called it quits several months ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The IPO calendar is heating up with blockbuster deals as the bull market for U.S. stocks has run more than three years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Watch the interview above, where she talks about parenting, her husband’s superpower and her abandoned pop career and then read more about the blockbuster year the English actress is having.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The software platform provider announced a blockbuster earnings report.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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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