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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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One reason for China's snooker explosion is that it remains relatively cheap to play here.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer expects large-volume orders in the naval and vehicles businesses, and full production at its ammunition plant in Spain after an explosion last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As Turner battled rival media titans like Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone in the 1980s and 1990s, they collectively brought cable TV into the mainstream, fostering an explosion of investment, new channels and consumer subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Pistachio’s ubiquity is also new as the nut trickles down from TikTok virality to mass market explosion.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

I take the first step out of the protected cover of the entrance ramp and into an explosion of wind.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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