groundburst

noun

Definition of groundburstnext
as in boom

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  1. boom
  2. airburst
Noun
  • As Meta races ahead with its multi-hundred-billion-dollar AI push, rivals Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are also chasing the same tax breaks and energy deals from states scrambling for a piece of the AI boom.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • In his Sunday column , Jim argued the sector continues to offer some of the market's strongest earnings growth and is best positioned to capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of boom
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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
Definition of airburst
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