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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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Anthropic’s revenue is set to more than double to $10.9 billion in the second quarter, an explosive rate of growth that will help it turn an operating profit for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The chip stock rally has been so explosive that this sort of pullback was always likely to happen.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

He believes there’s a risk of an explosive move higher, to a range of 6.25% to 6.8%, and perhaps as high as 8.1% to 8.6%.

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

It shatters with the first blow—not an explosive sound, more like the popping of a light bulb, followed by the patter of safety glass pellets.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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