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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Keytruda, its blockbuster cancer immunotherapy, brought in nearly $32 billion of revenue in 2025—nearly half of the company’s sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Discovery, expressing fears the blockbuster merger would devastate the industry and shrink production jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The incident marks the second time the blockbuster game developer has been hacked.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It merged with a part of Pfizer that owned off-patent former blockbuster drugs for cholesterol, impotence, arthritis, and depression.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I hated the dreams with a burning passion, but the fact that I was having them didn’t seem like a big blockbuster of a surprise to me.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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