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Recent Examples of airburstThe airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor.—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025 Lunsford noted that a particularly large meteor that some scientists believe to be associated with the annual shower detonated in a powerful airburst 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) over Russian Siberia in June 1908.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025 Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public square
In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human history, destroyed a Bronze Age city near the Dead Sea.—Mark Boslough, Scientific American, 25 June 2025 However, the most likely outcome would be a high-altitude airburst.—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airburst
But a combination of historic recent scientific breakthroughs, surging global energy demand, a boom in commercial fusion companies and billions of dollars of public and private investment now make the promise of fusion seem closer than ever.
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Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
The country’s listings market has had a busy few years, driven by a boom in domestic capital that has made up for foreign investors who pulled out in favor of China.
Neither built around the traditional J-pop structure of A-melody/B-melody/chorus nor modeled after the Western verse/chorus format, the track’s composition feels innovative — offering a glimpse into an entirely new dimension of pop.
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Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
Back last year after a prolonged hiatus, the VS show's prominent post in pop culture remains unassailable, as much an event to watch as an awards show or holiday special.
The veteran host has been candid about his firing, citing his opposition to casting political figures like Sean Spicer.
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Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
While the full scope of the firings wasn’t clear, some of the departments affected included the agency’s Office of Communications and the Center for Mental Health Services, where dozens were let go from multiple areas, according to one of the employees.
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