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Hollywood has been equally concerned over what a Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros Studios would mean for the future of theatrical releasing, which has suffered a series of body blows since Covid.—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026 The first late-game body blow came when the Bears faced a third-and-20 from the Packers’ 46-yard line with 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing by 10 points.—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 Russia’s full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022 dealt another body blow to the old order.—Alexander Stubb, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2025 In the early rounds, Gretchen played defense against the body blow Tamra delivered at the end of this 19th season, saying that Gretchen had hit the like button on a variety of homophobic or transphobic social media posts.—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body blow