full-blown
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Laconic Israeli commentator Itamar Eichner wrote the next morning that “Jerusalem had prepared for rain, but what arrived yesterday was a full-blown storm.”
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
By "full-blown AI takeover", Cotra means the sci-fi scenario of humans becoming subservient to powerful AI systems that work to their own goals without caring for human creators.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He also turned a 14,000-square-foot barn into a full-blown funhouse that features a gym, a boxing room, a game room, and a small film studio.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The concept debuted in a 2013 promo for NBC’s coverage of the English Premier League, then launched as a full-blown sitcom during the angst and fear of the coronavirus pandemic seven years later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
"It started when he unleashed Abubu, the Sky Cutter. It'll be a full-blown hurricane soon."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
