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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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The sudden explosion of online sports betting bespeaks a nation of young men looking for ways to pocket cash for no work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Blue Origin had a hardware explosion last week at a Florida test facility, though the company said it didn’t affect its launch plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

These include the shifts in audience habits engendered by the pandemic and the explosion of streaming, which has seen viewers choosing to stay on the couch.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

He said the "most obvious" factor that might have caused the rise is "the explosion in the population of noble false widow".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

That explosion of tomato and garlic, the ooze of cheese, it erased the smell of bleach that had scorched his nostrils; it filled up the hollow emptiness that yawned in his belly.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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