explosive
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But even the program’s very accessible yet highly technical content doesn’t obscure the fact that four people were taking a trip strapped in atop a 25-story explosive device.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
OpenAI’s vote of confidence for Amazon, coupled with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s shareholder letter last week, signal explosive demand for AWS.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Their idea involves the explosive death of a rare type of black hole known as a "quasi-extremal primordial black hole."
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
El Segundo and other South Bay cities have witnessed explosive growth in recent years, with scores of startups in aerospace and defense tech — many founded by former SpaceX employees.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
I always thought of Abel as a cobra: calm, perfectly still, then explosive.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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