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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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Insider Gaming called it "the best campaign ever created", while Eurogamer Germany described it as "a true action blockbuster", despite a "weak storyline".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The therapeutic vaccine, called intismeran, is a groundbreaking new approach that makes use of the patient’s own tumor to create a personalized treatment, which is then administered alongside Keytruda, Merck’s blockbuster cancer drug.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Anthropic is expected to bring the Nasdaq another blockbuster listing, following SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In contrast to McDermott, England women's coach Stuart Barrow has made a big selection change before their blockbuster meeting with co-hosts Australia on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Imagine a blockbuster movie about a world united in battle against Nazi oppression.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The performance marks Cruise’s return to art-house cinema after almost two decades largely focused on action blockbusters including “Top Gun: Maverick” and the “Mission: Impossible” franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Film fans have had plenty of chances to spot Glasgow on the big screen in recent years, from superhero blockbusters to futuristic sci-fi thrillers.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

If these therapies become blockbusters, the diagnostic companies doing that sequencing could hold a lucrative tollbooth on every dose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A swath of other summer blockbusters would be released alongside them; A “Spider-Man” here, a “Mission: Impossible” there.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ever since the 1930s, Pinewood had been home to movies ranging from early Alfred Hitchcock mysteries to massive Star Wars blockbusters.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


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