as in to blast (at)
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Its leaders and activists have tried and failed to bring down the dictatorship by many other means in the nearly 13 years since Maduro succeeded the far more charismatic Chávez as Venezuela’s strongman.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026 -
After the half, Bama had the ball and opened with a screen pass to Ryan Williams with two blockers in front of him, but IU safety Devan Boykin beat the block of tight end Josh Cuevas to bring down the Tide’s speedster 2 yards behind the line.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Hingham peppered the Notre Dame (11-5-3) net in the first half, out-shooting the Cougars at an 8-0 clip.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani did make some nods to boosting bureaucratic efficiency and improving public safety, but populists always pepper their speeches with promises that almost everyone can support.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Minoring in the transfer portal might have worked two years ago, but half measures now get blown away by programs who go all-in with player acquisition straight from the college ranks.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Damon also said he was blown away by the locations in which The Odyssey filmed, including Greece, Morocco, and Iceland.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, Goodwin began to feel pain shooting down from her shoulder, most likely a consequence of repetitive computer work.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Ukrainian Air Force said in a Telegram post Saturday morning that Russia overnight had launched 503 projectiles -- 458 drones and 45 missiles -- of which 415 were shot down while the remaining 78 struck 25 different locations across Ukraine.—
Oleksiy Pshemyskiy,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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