blow up
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Investors weren’t eager to keep plowing money into funds with concentrated short bets that could blow up or attract regulatory scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In 2014 organisers had to make a swift U-turn over a bizarre plan to blow up the famous Red Road flats as part of the opening ceremony.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
That would add to the belief that dollar’s strength is here to stay, and could reduce the risk of big currency moves that blow up the carry trade.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
"All the quantum perturbations that should blow up the value of the cosmological constant are rendered inert by this topology, which keeps the constant's value stable."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Are you going to blow up the planet?”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Allies hope to avoid a blow-up in Turkey by showcasing new spending and deals, and lavishing on hospitality.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Don’t mistake the catalyst of this blow-up for the cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
He added there was a "celebrity culture" around the cards with Jake Paul, Logan Paul's brother, and others opening packets of them on TikTok, which he said caused an "instant blow-up" in demand.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
The other part of your your question — over the years, since the finale, the show had this enormous blow-up on Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
I looked at four maps before finding one where Turner Station wasn’t covered by ads or blow-up grids of other neighborhoods.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
