explosion
Example Sentences
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The Ediacaran period occurred before the Cambrian explosion, a major evolutionary turning point when rising oxygen levels helped complex organisms diversify rapidly across Earth's oceans.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Calls about a fire or possible explosion on Platform Habitat came in around 7 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
That explosion could not have happened without men willing to risk everything to doggedly pursue an idea to ultimate success.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Officials have not revealed the cause of the explosion.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
When hydrogen had built up in the unit 3 building, it had backed up into unit 4, too, and been sparked into an explosion in the air ducts on the building’s fourth floor.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing explosion
Unit 6, Week 4
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