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A streak across the sky, then a muffled blast.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

I myself am grateful for the appearance of Lord Ormund if only because Norton is clearly having a blast and his olfactory sensitivity and devotion to aromatherapy add some much needed humor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

It comes after a blast at another quarry six miles away forced people to flee their homes as a torrent of water flooded them.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Photos show the construction of observation huts to the north, south and west of the blast site, some 10,000 yards—about 5½ miles—away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Torak had to lean into the blast just to stay standing, and clutch his cape to stop it being ripped away.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Since the pandemic, the organization has sent out email and text blasts to the community offering boxes of food — only 150 boxes are available each week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The blasts came moments before Syrian state television announced Macron's arrival at the palace.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Intense events are now much more likely because these temporary blasts of extra heat are happening in an already hotter ocean.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Since astronomers first identified them in the early 2000s, they have struggled to explain why these explosions remain intensely bright long after a massive star's iron core collapses and blasts its outer layers into space.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

After one of the blasts, the lab’s business manager ran down the hall to York’s office with the news, shouting, “We’re still in business!”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The intro gets blasted at sporting events to raise energy or when something good happens, and it never fails to rally a crowd.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

The rocket that blasted from Florida last January was carrying two lunar landers into space.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A federal judge blasted KTLA-TV Channel 5’s owner, the Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, on Thursday for violating a court order and for failing to disclose key information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Their once-anemic offense has woken up, in part thanks to a much-needed contribution from offseason acquisition Caleb Durbin, who blasted the game-winning home run in Monday’s victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

I asked for a pass from my homeroom teacher and blasted down to the art studio, where Mrs. Steck was counting tubes of paint.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Too many times, she said, residents of a nearby homeless encampment have partied late into the night — sometimes yelling, sometimes blasting music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The residents in Glyncoch, near Pontypridd in south Wales, want blasting at nearby Craig yr Hesg quarry to be paused, because they are worried about their safety.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” is blasting in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

People were swarming vendors from eateries all around Koreatown, dance circles formed around speakers blasting banda music, and “oohs” and “ahhs” at every missed shot were in perfect sync.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

We had to go through a rundown part of town, and as we drove past those buildings, I wrapped my jacket tighter around my chest, even though Dad was blasting the heater.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller