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[blits] / blɪts /


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Hopes had been high at the start of the year that it would stage a strong rebound thanks to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spending blitz on defence and infrastructure.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

McDonald’s kicked off the recent promotional blitz in 2024 with a series of meal deals starting at $5.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

He has been receiving private instruction to understand his role of blocking specific defenders and adjusting when linebackers blitz.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

China’s AI blitz creates ‘death zone’ for rival U.S. model makers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

He had expected Carter to blitz and instead the big guard had pulled back and skirted the line, annihilating Jerry from behind.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

It blitzes together a very respectable chickpea salad in minutes.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

His coordinators, who have stayed with him across four different schools since 2016, don’t rely on trickery or exotic blitzes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

It funds Presler: his voter-registration blitzes, volunteer trainings, and aggressive get-out-the-vote operations.

From Slate Dec. 8, 2025

But as one minister remarked of the news blitzes before budgets: "it's not always as clever as it looks."

From BBC Nov. 15, 2025

Planning continental blitzes is a favorite past-time around high-level strategic commands; it keeps the boys in trim.

From Check and Checkmate by Walter M. Miller

The Boks blitzed into a 17-point lead inside 11 minutes with England bewildered by the pace, muscle and cohesion of the hosts.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

I scraped the whole mixture into my mini blender with a splash of water and blitzed it into a deep orange paste the color of late autumn leaves or a very expensive velvet couch.

From Salon May 12, 2026

In its two March friendlies, the U.S. was blitzed by Belgium 5-2 and Portugal 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

You will be blitzed with opportunistic marketing messages from the financial industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Then a purple-brown blur blitzed in from the side, landing on the charging beast.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

They’re a little more involved in the running game now, Cover 2 things and corner pressures, blitzing off the edge, they’ve done a really nice job.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Bad Bunny delivered a buoyant celebration of Latino culture during his halftime show, blitzing through reggaeton, Latin trap and salsa.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

Pinheiro Braathen had led the way in the first run with Elezi Cannaferina blitzing the field in the second.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

They duly won 27-19 after blitzing the Wallabies in the first half and secured the series - with Aki now in the side - in Melbourne the following week.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

So right now, I channeled my inner line-backer blitzing the quarterback.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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