detonation
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“The Complex,” more meandering and less searing — is a departure from such detonation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Textron’s tech can also trick mine sensors into thinking a large boat is passing, triggering a relatively safe detonation.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
She continued: "When you take out a major leader, there's a detonation of a struggle to take control in that vacuum. So, you'll see these squabbles for power in different parts of the country."
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
ICF allows scientists to replicate and study the effects of nuclear weapons, including how materials behave under the same extreme temperatures and pressures found inside a nuclear detonation, without an actual nuclear test.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
When he saw her the detonation almost drowned him.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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