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blowup

[bloh-uhp] / ˈbloʊˌʌp /
NOUN
explosion
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NOUN
an angry outburst
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A financial blowup changed David McNicholas’s perspective on saving.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

“It was the start of the blowup, it was definitely a darker season but a necessary one to understand where everyone is at.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

It wasn’t so long ago that one thing took major stock indexes down overnight: the blowup of the Japanese yen “carry trade.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

He cited Nvidia’s use of circular financing deals to help fund some of its biggest customers, which he thought could lead to a dot-com-like blowup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

A blowup of the film found inside the coin arrived at the desk of Robert Lamphere, an FBI counterintelligence agent in Washington, D.C.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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