as in to blast (at)
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Nothing is new under the Sun For anyone familiar with the history of helicopter warfare, the ability of FPV drones to bring down a helicopter is not exactly unexpected.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026 -
To meet that $60 target, Pearl has to bring down both licensing and hardware costs.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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The charm offensive was benefited Rubio peppering in a number of jokes during his hourlong appearance.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
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Anything other than sitting in front of a camera and getting peppered by angry Wildcats fans drunk on bourbon and filled with disappointment.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Even those students who were not football fans before have been blown away by the engagement with the designs on social media.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Ukraine’s air defense shot down 92 of the 102 drones Russia launched overnight, the military said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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But one of the most outlandish theories about the youngest Trump has now been shot down by someone who would know.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
6 May 2026
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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