full-blown

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About a year into the full-blown trade war between the U.S. and China, trade between the world’s two largest economies has plunged to levels not seen in decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Season 4, however, has turned the salmon from a background indulgence into a full-blown subplot.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Granville said a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran is unlikely to send the global economy into a full-blown oil crisis and stagflationary shock.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The show appears to be dipping a toe in the water to see if there would be interest in a full-blown series, which would be the first since 1981.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Back home in Seattle, they were already full-blown superstars.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown