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explosion

[ik-sploh-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən /


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Then you had both sides: the croon and the explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Since then, Avis has retained much of its meme-stock DNA, according to Joseph Saluzzi of Themis Trading, who noted its high volume of short interest, a relatively small float and an explosion of trading volume.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Erling Haaland's winning goal, the explosion of noise, the reaction at full-time.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Just then, he heard and felt a huge explosion.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

That explosion of tomato and garlic, the ooze of cheese, it erased the smell of bleach that had scorched his nostrils; it filled up the hollow emptiness that yawned in his belly.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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