as in to burst (in or into)
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Samantha Dynowsky, state director for Sierra Club Connecticut, said that the rulings are a devastating blow in the fight against climate change.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Another blow in a broader battle The Kansas law is a flash point in the ongoing battle across the country for legal recognition of trans and nonbinary people’s existence.
—Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026
Nor will those celebrating on the streets of Tehran who are rightly hailing what looks to them like a very helpful blow in the direction of winning their own personal freedoms, although that group is by no means all of Iran’s 93 million people.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Winds will continue to blow in from the south, with a few gusts as strong as 20 mph.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Another blow in a broader battle The Kansas law is a flash point in the ongoing battle across the country for legal recognition of trans and nonbinary people’s existence.
—Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026
Nor will those celebrating on the streets of Tehran who are rightly hailing what looks to them like a very helpful blow in the direction of winning their own personal freedoms, although that group is by no means all of Iran’s 93 million people.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Winds will continue to blow in from the south, with a few gusts as strong as 20 mph.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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