Blighties

Definition of Blightiesnext
plural of Blighty, chiefly British
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countries
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  • And while renewables might work for some energy-importing countries as a solution to high natural gas prices, there’s no green alternative for jet fuel — or fertilizer, or any number of other critical refined products — at scale.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • On Marathon Monday, the company stationed the robot at its 888 Boylston Street showroom in Boston, displaying it in front of thousands of runners from roughly 130 countries, as well as hundreds of thousands of spectators.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Blighties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Blighties. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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