explosion
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The explosion happened two days after launch, taking out a second tank as well as the command module’s normal supply of electricity, light and water, according to NASA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Diverse storylines, coupled with the global reach of streaming platforms, have reignited an explosion of YA adaptations, and it’s a race that isn’t slowing down.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
All of it points to a classic problem that has popped up in technology booms throughout history, from the 19th-century railroad expansion to the telecom and internet explosion of the early 2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
At about the same time as the explosion in unit 4, operators in the unit 2 control room had thought they heard another explosion coming from the torus beneath reactor 2.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing explosion
Unit 6, Week 4
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