blow
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The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Germany has pulled the plug on a joint fighter jet programme with France, in a blow to European defence co-operation.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Plus, additional crude supplies in the form of exports coming mostly from the U.S. and also from countries in South America and Africa are softening the blow.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
China-North Korea exchanges faced a further blow soon after, when Pyongyang shuttered its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The massive power of the fission bomb would blow everything apart before the fusion could begin.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
