Pampa was known as a "boom town" because it had grown quickly after oil was discovered nearby.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

The huge population increase known as the Baby Boom was beginning.

VOA: special.2011.02.15

We leave you with the song "Boom."

VOA: special.2009.10.16

Tampa slumbered as a little fishing village while East Coast beach towns began to boom as vacation resorts in the late 1800s.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

But development has been unevenly spread in the country, and the boom has bypassed many of the country's poorer and underdeveloped regions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Industry analysts say Australia's mining boom is likely to continue for years" because of strong demand from the developing economies in Asia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

An eyewitness gave this account to Israel Radio: (SAYING) "Suddenly there was a boom, as if the rocket was falling on my head."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

"Oil prices for the first six months of this year are roughly what they were in the year 2006, a boom year for Venezuela.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

We stop at the mouth of an inlet where an oil boom should have been set.

VOA: standard.2010.05.09

While Chinese movie makers have been prolific in recent years, now the Chinese are becoming avid movie goers and there's a boom in movie production.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Dubai World's debts grew from projects initiated during Dubai's property boom, including man-made islands in the shape of palm trees and the world's tallest building.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

Officials say oil is moving onto land, in spite of boom and other containment measures.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The former state-owned carrier once symbolized the strength of the country's post-war economic boom.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

It all began three or four years ago when there was construction boom.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24