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Recent Examples of airburst
However, some astronomers wonder if these accounts describe a Tunguska-style airburst that leveled a city.
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Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2020
North Korea’s military simulated a nuclear airburst with two tactical ballistic missiles equipped with mock warheads during Monday’s training, while testing a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone again on March 25-27, KCNA said in separate dispatches.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
Yet, an airburst isn't necessarily the only potential cause.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
The Chelyabinsk fireball's explosion was the second largest airburst recorded on Earth — and an impressive example of the destructive force NEOs can bring to our planet.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2014
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Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2020
North Korea’s military simulated a nuclear airburst with two tactical ballistic missiles equipped with mock warheads during Monday’s training, while testing a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone again on March 25-27, KCNA said in separate dispatches.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
Yet, an airburst isn't necessarily the only potential cause.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
The Chelyabinsk fireball's explosion was the second largest airburst recorded on Earth — and an impressive example of the destructive force NEOs can bring to our planet.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airburst
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During the bourbon boom, as it's been dubbed, Kentucky distillers ramped up production, producing 2.7 million barrels of bourbon in 2022, up from 1.7 million barrels in 2018 and 1.15 million in 2015, per the Kentucky Distillers' Association.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The number of people quitting has fallen from a record 4.5 million near the height of the hiring boom in April 2022, to December's 3.2 million, which is below pre-pandemic levels.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Knits were slouchy but perfectly contoured to a woman's body, jackets nipped at the waist and layered over A-line skirts and sporty trousers, fuzzy bag charms and belt charms unite, and tasteful pops of color highlight earthy tones.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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But however adaptable Malone is to rapping, singing pop and more recently going country, something didn’t click here.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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But people who work in civil rights warn the firings are part of a broad attempt to dismantle the infrastructure for addressing systemic inequalities in America.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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Here in Denver, 10 environmental justice workers at EPA were just put on administrative leave, with the strong implication that more firings are to come.—
Megan Schrader,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
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They are ambushed by a vengeful crew and forced into bomb vests, compelled to commit a series of increasingly dangerous missions under threat of detonation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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The original idea was defense following the Soviet Union’s 1949 detonation of a nuclear bomb.—
Bruce Finley,
The Denver Post,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Airburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airburst. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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