as in to blast (at)
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Sky Sentinel is only designed to bring down drones, not rockets and artillery shells.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025 -
The Maryland unemployment numbers come as the Trump administration continues its push to bring down federal spending by slashing the federal workforce, among other things.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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McCollum relayed the report to then-Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson, who peppered him.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The water is fed by 72-degree springs, so if your lungs are up for it, pepper the relaxation under the sun with some underwater forays.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Wicked is one of my favorite Broadway musicals and I was absolutely blown away by the film adaptation from Jon M. Chu and Universal Pictures last year.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Realtor Heather Gibbs stated that he was 'blown away' by the work that went into building the property.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Last month, a Ukrainian sea drone shot down a Russian warplane — the first time this type of attack has been recorded.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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First Lady Melania Trump also recently shot down a rumor that the youngest Trump child, Barron Trump, applied to Harvard and was denied admission to the university.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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