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But the body blows to Netanyahu’s reputation should not be underestimated.—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025 The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’ long-simmering conflict.—Jon Gambrell, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025 For such a perfectionist, that must have been a body blow.—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025 After each body blow delivered, Williams bellowed from the depths of his confidence.—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for body blow
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