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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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Hezbollah militants are now using new tactics including explosive drones guided by fiber-optic wire that Israel is struggling to counter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet, black representation was cutting through the American mainstream - whether through Carole Gist making history as the first black woman to win Miss USA, or the explosive rise of hip-hop.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The most explosive growth has come from companies promising to power data centers in less than a year, such as fuel-cell company Bloom Energy.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Even a perfect report may not have saved Ciena, which has benefited from explosive demand for networking at artificial-intelligence data centers.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Passengers chose their seating from empty cases of explosive powder.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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