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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Wednesday’s readout on lower inflation, followed by Friday’s blockbuster stock debut by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, had left investors feeling good about stocks heading into the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

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

But his highly anticipated return to the sci-fi summer blockbuster, the brilliant and beguiling “Disclosure Day,” is Spielberg’s most shameless appeal toward idealism yet.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

“Yes, it’s a blockbuster, coming to a theater near you, called Deal with Your Own Crap.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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