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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

These include the shifts in audience habits engendered by the pandemic and the explosion of streaming, which has seen viewers choosing to stay on the couch.

From Barron's • 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

Then the earth roared and the mountain bellowed and an explosion of red covered the sky.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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