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Recent Examples of airburst
The airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airburst
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Yes, the custom AI chip designer has already seen incredible growth during this artificial intelligence boom.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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The fracking boom started in 2009, the first year growth after a decade of declining production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Uniform proposals for the one percent who may care little for the nuances of runway philosophizing, or pop culture to be picked apart through social media discourse by communities with little stake in a brand’s market success?—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The book, a best-seller during the sixties, is an early and not overly convincing example of pop psychology.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said only the state can decide whether to go to war or peace, and called on the Lebanese military to prevent the firing of projectiles and detain anyone involved.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The reform, which was approved Friday by Congress, grants employers greater flexibility in matters of hiring, firing, severance and collective bargaining and seeks to limit the historical power of unions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, Mazda figured out how to prevent knock (unintended combustion, aka detonation) with gasoline in a higher compression cylinder.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Remote detonations are also used to trigger slides intentionally and remove risky buildup before skiers are allowed on the slopes, said Chris Lundy, an avalanche specialist with the National Avalanche Center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Airburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airburst. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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