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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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As has long been predicted, the growth of AI agents, or programs that can act autonomously, has led to an explosive increase in demand for inference computing.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Police investigated the New Lenox, Ill., residence with a bomb-sniffing-dog unit but found no explosive devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

At my question about them, Dad said they were “dusting”: spreading rock dust around to hold down the explosive mixture of coal dust and air.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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