explosive
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The chip stock rally has been so explosive that this sort of pullback was always likely to happen.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The big bang theory may have triumphed among most cosmologists, but the persistence of unanswered questions—what came before that explosive moment? could our universe be one of many?—leaves plenty of room for speculation and dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
While LaRose believes the risk in the short term is for higher rates, he said he’s “not necessarily sold” on the notion that there’s a decisive and explosive breakout to the upside.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
The explosive growth of electric vehicles has intensified the search for ways to make electric motors more energy efficient.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Harry heard an explosive bang and a dancing orange light spilled over all of them: Hagrid’s house was on fire.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing explosive
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