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airburst

noun

Definition of airburst

as in boom

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Recent Examples of airburst These could hold clues to future threats from space like airbursts and actual impacts into Earth's surface, according to researchers. — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 In the event of a swarm attack, this warhead can take it out with an airburst of shrapnel. — New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2025 The airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor. — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025 However, the most likely outcome would be a high-altitude airburst. — Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airburst

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Some companies supplying the AI boom are already making money, Hayes said, pointing to memory chipmakers and Nvidia.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The bootleg boom Although there are occasional calls from companies like Merch Traffic to crack down on bootleg apparel, hardly anyone in position to do something about it seems to care.

— Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of boom

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Director Kash Patel says the report aims to promote accountability and rebuild public trust; critics say his investigations and firings have politicized the bureau and further undermined confidence.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The firing came after local station KGW unearthed tweets from Bell's account written between 2012 and 2014.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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The resulting detonations will result in explosions, flashes of light and clouds of smoke visible from a distance, the Navy said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Officers were at the scene in Weisweiler Tuesday to secure evidence and check whether any additional, as yet undiscovered, detonation devices have been set up in the surrounding area, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of detonation

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