explosion
Example Sentences
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Immigration was the driver of this demographic explosion, as foreigners flocked to the center of a global shipping and trading network.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“The dangers are so much different. Instead of an explosion, it just turns off. There’s no radioactive waste. So this light touch is exactly what the Congress overwhelmingly … wanted the NRC to do.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
"This is because the whale may carry diseases that can also be transmitted to humans, and there may also be a risk of explosion," as decomposition creates large volumes of gases, it said.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
After being lit, Keenan said it resulted in an "explosion of flames".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Where in the morning the eruption had been silent except for the rush of wind before the blast, this time, they heard the explosion.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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