blown up

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Telcom-focused scams like the ones perpetrated by Outsider have blown up over the past year, according to the threat-intelligence firm WMC Global.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“You’ve blown up a lot of things that have to be redrilled. They’ve shut in wells, different things,” he said, referring to fallout from the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Ludmilla's own home was destroyed, she says, when the Kakhovka Dam further up the Dnipro river was blown up under Russian occupation in June 2023, causing catastrophic flooding.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"It's blown up because it's a discussion about the cost of everything, the overall frustration that people have," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

When the second stage, or upper half, of the Titan separated from the first stage, I thought we had blown up.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins