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[boom] / bum /






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WSI’s Thompson says that is partly because injuries were more severe a decade ago during North Dakota’s oil boom.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The AI boom has brought humungous profits and share price jumps to the world's top three memory chip makers: South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, along with US giant Micron.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

He left office in 2010 as a blue-collar hero who presided over a commodity-fueled economic boom that helped lift 30 million people out of poverty.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Prior to the artificial-intelligence boom, most software-as-a-service companies made money by charging a fixed fee per user.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Olanna could feel the ground underneath vibrating with each boom.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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