as in to blast (at)
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Yoon himself, as a prosecutor, helped bring down former President Park Geun-hye, who was imprisoned for corruption and abuse of power.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Heavy ice can snap power lines and bring down trees, especially in Southern states, where infrastructure is not equipped for extreme cold.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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While boiling some rigatoni on the stovetop, simply toss whole cherry tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a casserole dish and place two pucks of Boursin’s garlic-and-herb blend in the center.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Hirons spent most of Christmas Eve peppering the area around 119th and Mission Road with signs.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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Examining the Orion capsule that flew on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, NASA officials noticed that huge chunks of its heat shield had unexpectedly blown away.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Icemag 3’s small fan on its rear quickly blows away any extra heat build-up, enabling the phone to charge quickly while remaining at a safe temperature, even when it’s being used a lot.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Air defense systems are costly Ukraine’s air force command said that 27 missiles and 315 drones were shot down or jammed, while five missiles and 24 drones hit 11 locations.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The carrier collided with a merchant vessel, shot down one of its own fighter aircraft, lost another one of its fighting aircraft while trying to evade an incoming Houthi ballistic missile, and lost a third fighter jet due to an arresting cable failure as the pilot attempted to land on it.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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