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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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Article II of the NPT bans the manufacture and acquisition of nuclear explosive devices, but lacks any enforcement features.

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

Nonetheless, Novo beat Lilly out of the gate, releasing an oral version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in January to explosive demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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

It was sharp and explosive, as regular as a metronome and as uninflected.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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