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The Ioniq 9 shames the Lexus TX’s ride quality, feels far more premium than any Hyundai has a right to, and at first blush, matches that of the sublime Cadillac Lyriq in most ways.
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Cyril Soliman, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
Reinventing a product that sits at the very heart of someone’s daily rhythm doesn’t exactly sound like a winning formula at first blush, but for MUD\WTR, that disruption became its superpower.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
But at first blush, the 2026 nominations seem… fine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
This may seem hopeless at first blush; the next nearest star is 10,000 times farther away than Neptune, so even in this best-case scenario, any comets beyond our solar system would be impossibly faint.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2025
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Cyril Soliman, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
Reinventing a product that sits at the very heart of someone’s daily rhythm doesn’t exactly sound like a winning formula at first blush, but for MUD\WTR, that disruption became its superpower.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
But at first blush, the 2026 nominations seem… fine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
This may seem hopeless at first blush; the next nearest star is 10,000 times farther away than Neptune, so even in this best-case scenario, any comets beyond our solar system would be impossibly faint.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2025
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“At first blush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20first%20blush. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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