blowup

Example Sentences

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Following the blowup with the Pentagon, Amodei told CBS News that Congress should weigh in on how AI could be used for mass surveillance in ways that he suggested haven’t caught up with current laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

That may have reached its limits with the blowup over Powell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

That should have a negative impact on the market—and that assumes no blowup in the bond market or anything like that.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

In a recent edition of his Substack newsletter, Bob Elliott, chief investment officer at investment firm Unlimited and former executive at hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, dismissed concerns about another carry-trade blowup as “clickbait fears.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

Mother and I watched him, expecting the dreaded atomic blowup.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver