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
Nasa's Moon mission team received a further setback last month when its other partner, Blue Origin, watched its New Glenn rocket blow up during a routine engine test.
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
“She howled. I had to use the leaf blower to blow the water out of the garage so Lou Ann wouldn’t hear her.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
