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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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Trump’s protectionist approach to global trade, however, threatens to stymie the boom that has powered Vietnam’s economic rise for the last decade.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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New York City helicopter crash latest: Authorities search for answers after 6 killed The main fuselage, including the cockpit and cabin, the forward portion of the tail boom, the horizontal stabilizer finlets and the vertical fin have all been recovered, according to the agency.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The flight lasted around 11 minutes, according to the company. 16:31 Blue Origin's all-female crew, which included pop star Katy Perry, completed their trip into space Monday morning.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy wins the Masters — and a career Grand Slam. 11 minutes with a window view of Earth Six notable women, including pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King, are set to launch into space on a Blue Origin rocket Monday morning.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ken Russell, who is also running for mayor, was one of the two remaining commissioners to vote against his firing.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two decisions represent a significant setback for the states, the unions and the civic organizations that had sued the government in an effort to block the summary firings of more than 24,000 federal workers.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The detonation of a powerful nuclear bomb in orbit could not only destroy thousands of satellites, but also swiftly cause the deaths of any nearby astronauts, Samson tells me in the interview.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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This detonation will spew material at the other white dwarf, triggering the same devastating sequence.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Airburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airburst. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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