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Recent Examples of airburst
But previous experience from WWII shows just how effective this type of airburst weapon is.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Tall el-Hammam may have been destroyed by a massive cosmic airburst and may have been the biblical Sodom.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
However, some astronomers wonder if these accounts describe a Tunguska-style airburst that leveled a city.
—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
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David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Tall el-Hammam may have been destroyed by a massive cosmic airburst and may have been the biblical Sodom.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
However, some astronomers wonder if these accounts describe a Tunguska-style airburst that leveled a city.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airburst
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No, but a modest boom in apartment construction across the region appears to have moderated rents.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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To prepare for the AI boom, China mobilized to spur significant investment across the country, and from 2023 to 2024, over 500 new development projects were announced across the country, with 150 built by 2024.—
Tom Traugott,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The 22-year-old pop star and actress, who grew up in Temecula, Calif., before moving to Los Angeles in middle school to star in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, took to social media on Saturday (June 14) amid widespread protests.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
15 June 2025
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Taylor Swift's net worth is about to change now that the pop star has ownership of her entire music catalog, experts tell Newsweek.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Immigration advocates now say the Trump administration's hiring and firing decisions could threaten the crucial neutrality of the administrative courts.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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The firings and slashed funding impacted organizations like Sacramento’s Improve Your Tomorrow, which mentors young men of color and prepares them for higher education and joining the workforce.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Key finds will also include fragments, shrapnel and device components, to help reconstruct the method of detonation.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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The story follows ex-Green Beret Jeff Eriksson (as Chase), who leads his family to a fortified prepper compound after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles plunges the nation into chaos.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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“Airburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airburst. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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