counterblow

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Noun
  • Given City’s soft centre has come from a failure to cope with counter-attacks and a lack of pace to defend in a high line, Khusanov may just be the blunt force antidote Guardiola needs.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An available 138-L compressor drawer fridge with 12-L freezer takes up the bulk of the under-counter foundation, providing loads of space for perishables.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These actions are a body blow to what remains of the postwar global trading rules.
    Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Potential price spikes would deliver a body blow to California motorists, who already pay the highest average price per gallon of gasoline in the country.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Such a move would not only disrupt the 170 million Americans who use the app but also deal a major blow to the creator economy, which relies heavily on TikTok for income and audience growth.
    Katie Salcius, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Losing wing-back Liberato Cacace — so impressive alongside Callum Doyle down that flank at Millwall a fortnight ago — to injury was a huge blow.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rising costs, shrinking margins, and uncertain downstream revenues mean buyers want not just artistry but clear commercial paths — awards buzz, international pre-sales, or genre hooks — that guarantee theatrical draw.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That emotional hook turns facts into memorable moments.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the hit series Severance, Tillman plays a manager at Lumon Industries, where employees have implants that enable them to become one person at work and transform into a totally different person outside of work.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in his own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The clip jumps between a bedroom, a record store, a disco, and even a basketball court, and sees all seven members of the South Korean boy band – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — showing off tight choreography, for which they are known.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Tech companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia have used these datasets to develop generative video tools that can churn out custom clips, raising unresolved legal questions about copyright and fair use.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When Cochrane died in 1913, at 74, from complications following a stroke, there was a growing commercial market for dishwashers in the United States.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to more strain on the blood vessels, which could weaken the heart and lead to serious health problems like strokes, heart attacks, and kidney disease.
    Alice Park, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Juno orbits Jupiter once every 33 days, and the trajectory brings the spacecraft through intense radiation belts trapped by the planet's powerful magnetic field.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the other corner, Crawford has an undefeated 41-0 record, including 31 knockouts, and has held world championship belts in four different weight classes.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Counterblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblow. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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