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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

Those students saw the explosion happen on television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

Ronald Botelho III, who worked for Blackstar, has been in custody since December on separate charges, the Associated Press reported, and on Thursday was charged for his alleged role in the explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Every few minutes, there was a new explosion that rattled Jess’s bones.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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