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And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Every question was like a body blow.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
And losing a place where people can hear or perform live music is a body blow to the vibrancy everyone seems to want downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Every question was like a body blow.
—Melody Chiu, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20blow. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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