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[bluhd] / blʌd /




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I kept trying to tell the VFX guy to bring the blood levels down, but he wasn’t interested in doing that.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

By then, however, even more bad blood had boiled over between the two countries following the 1982 Falklands War.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In March 2023, Sir Sam revealed he had been undergoing chemotherapy for a year after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

It functions like a one way gate, keeping blood from flowing backward into the upper chamber.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

But I was too nosy, and I’d have given just about anything to find out what made all the blood drain out of her face like that.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

And this one has delivered an epic Final Four of blue bloods who have all proven they can go the distance: France, Spain, England, and Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The truest of blue-and-gold bloods, Gabriela decided in third grade that she wanted to play for UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

The country’s top teams—blue bloods with well-resourced athletic departments and rich histories of March triumph—have never been better.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Julie says that when the doctor could not get bloods, she realised Mason wasn't breathing - and says the medic then "went into total panic".

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

Grover had taken over the satyr seekers and was sending them out across the world to find unclaimed half- bloods.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Toxoplasma gondii is a potentially dangerous parasite that infects warm blooded animals.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2026

Head coach Steve Borthwick blooded five new players in the victory over Italy - the most new caps in a single game since Stuart Lancaster's first game in charge in 2012.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2024

Some deep-sea fish, such as tuna and lamnid sharks, a family of large and speedy sharks, are partially warm blooded; they can divert body heat to specific organs even in icy temps.

From Science Magazine May 10, 2023

“Because they’re cold blooded animals, they regulate their body temperature as best they can based on the environment,” he said.

From New York Times Aug. 15, 2022

The steel points of pikes flamed red with sunlight, as if already blooded, while the pavilions of the knights and high lords sprouted from the grass like silken mushrooms.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

I think it was a good way of blooding him on his international debut.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2024

There was the odd highlight, of course, namely beating Scotland 3-0 in Dublin in the Nations League, but Kenny's main legacy will be his role in blooding the Republic's next generation.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2023

"I'd rather go through the tough times now than be blooding young players with no experience in the 2015 World Cup in our own backyard," warned Lancaster flatly.

From The Guardian Mar. 19, 2013

And for this match at the Kennington Oval, a desperate England were blooding eight new internationals, including a 17-year-old whelp, James Prinsep.

From The Guardian Feb. 11, 2011

Not worth the money; they are not blooding.

From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)




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