explosion
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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
Machado was placed on administrative leave following the violent July 1 explosion, which was felt by residents up to 20 miles away, destroyed a family farm and sparked a 78-acre grass fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Seven people charged in connection with the explosion were arrested in a sweeping operation early Thursday morning, Reisig said, including Blackstar Fireworks owner Craig Cutright.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
“By the slightest margin of chance,” he’d later admit, “literally the failure of two wires to cross, a nuclear explosion was averted.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing explosion
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