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airburst

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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 That’s about the same size as the object responsible for the Chelyabinsk airburst over Russia in 2013. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026 Through the use of programmable airburst munitions, the system achieves an extremely high probability of hit against micro-drones. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 The roughly 20-meter space rock caused a powerful airburst that injured about 1,500 people and damaged thousands of buildings. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airburst

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The offering will be a crucial test of investors’ desire to keep funding the AI boom.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026
For an artist with a legacy as impactful as Jay-Z’s, the current anniversary boom feel like the latest phase of a longer project of deciding who gets to turn hip-hop history into intellectual property.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

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Nieporte filed a federal lawsuit in May against human resources company ADP Totalsource for its role in his firing, seeking at least $30 million.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Such blindsiding firings aren't limited to struggling employees; experienced professionals and executives are also abruptly dismissed due to shifting business priorities, restructuring, or leadership changes.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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This first atomic detonation not only transformed the New Mexico desert but also ushered in the nuclear age, altering WWII and creating an enduring moral burden.

— Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Perhaps, Galbreath said, the Space Force should consider improved radiation shielding for its satellites in low-Earth orbit to protect them against a potential nuclear detonation.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

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