blast
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The mines responsible for the blast, which left three soldiers wounded, were believed to have been laid as part of Pyongyang's border fortification work, according to South Korea's defence minister Kang Shin-chul.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Who doesn’t love a pre-weekend blast from the past?
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
The state has fined the department more than $350,000 after identifying a series of safety violations leading up to the blast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In a statement on Wednesday, it called for North Korea to apologise for the blast and put an immediate stop to such fortification activities along the border.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The blast of heat from the fire was immediate and searing.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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The United Nations Command, which conducted the on-site investigations into the blasts with the South Korean military, said it would handle the violation of the 1953 armistice "through established Armistice mechanisms".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
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From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
During what is thought to have been a series of immense volcanic eruptions, life within hundreds of kilometers of the blasts was shattered.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
California’s top prosecutor blasts Paramount-Warner Bros. conduct as ‘amateur hour.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Twangy pop-country music blasts through someone’s iPod speakers.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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The proscenium frame was a giant hole blasted through a concrete wall with ends of rebar sticking out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Because the volcano erupted beneath the ocean, it blasted enormous quantities of salty seawater upward along with volcanic ash.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Strong surf across Southern California this weekend blasted through a seawall in Long Beach, caused a massive sinkhole at a celebrity’s Malibu home and damaged several Dana Point homes, among other issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was Herrington's penalty - blasted against the crossbar - that ultimately eliminated Australia from the tournament in their last-32 shootout defeat by Egypt.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Air blasted toward the ground as the ship lowered itself into a grassy clearing.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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Maximum winds with the storm were blasting at 180 mph, the center said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"At first it was the blasting and the tremors from underground, and we would feel our flat shake," 45-year-old Voneen Trompeter told AFP in Roodepoort, northwest of central Johannesburg.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The company says loyalty members visit about three times as often as other customers, so the opportunity is turning casual diners into regulars, leaning on personalized offers rather than blasting the same message to everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Once rescuers knew where the power stations were, Dix said they could then decide the best way to access them, which typically involves digging and "blasting boulders".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I inserted the prongs into the wall, and the object sent hot air blasting into my face!
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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