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groundburst

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as in boom

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That last pandemic was accelerated by a boom in rail and steamship travel but was eventually quashed by advances in science.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Americans are broadly aware that the artificial intelligence boom depends on advanced semiconductors manufactured in Taiwan.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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This friendly fire incident, not the first, occurred as the Ka-52, equipped with anti-drone airburst ammunition, was targeting slow-moving Ukrainian drones.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 8 July 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

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