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blow the horn



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"We must always blow the horn, investigate every case, punish every instance of corruption and resolutely win the hard and protracted battle against corruption," the spokesman said.

From Reuters Sep. 16, 2023

“She’s not the type of person,” Blackwell said, “who’s going to blow the horn telling people what she did.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 8, 2022

“Typically, what is done if they want to bring them back is they just blow the horn and have them come back over.”

From Washington Times Apr. 8, 2015

It was night when I arrived, and in my enthusiasm I started to blow the horn of my car.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

When we got back, we felt obliged to blow the horn, as if to say, “We’re here, safe and sound!”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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