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At a time when competing film festivals in North America were exploding, she helped it maintain its international prominence — and its strictly curated format.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

One resident, Mere Taufa, said the eruption had hit as her family was preparing for dinner, and her younger brother had thought bombs were exploding nearby.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2022

That could be a difficult task even when cases were exploding.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The Clash were exploding with musical ideas by now, and packed rock, funk and disco into this fiery, timeless anthem.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020

Porter, Guitar, Freddie the janitor, and three or four other men were exploding, shouting angry epithets all over the room.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison