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“Obviously,” Aschenbrenner said, “not blowing up is task No. 1 and 2.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

So if you’re blowing up someone’s spot, you’re baiting them up.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The Blue Origin rocket blowing up is not the only time an explosion has rocked Cape Canaveral.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

It’s hardly a coincidence that the nut is blowing up just as the U.S. hit its stride in global pistachio dominance.

From Salon May 6, 2026

He wrote: As I held the flask, I concentrated on the picture I’d formed in my mind of the cells, visualizing a disturbance in the cell fields and the cells blowing up.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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