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by-blow

[bahy-bloh] / ˈbaɪˌbloʊ /




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Our idea of religion is a by-blow of the Reformation, a Protestant concept foregrounding a personal state of mind and creedal beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He tried wearing it backward until Mot Snevets palled, then became Thomas Terry, which made too many people think that he was a by-blow of the famed acting family.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a by-blow of the Foreign Ministers Conference in Brussels, the Big Three agreed that they would send a conditional yes to the Big Fourth's proposal for another talk on Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the Senate has already voted three times to repeal it, Long's crusade for his by-blow brainchild has been pressed with a fanatic zeal that has eroded the almost illimitable patience of his colleagues.

From Time Magazine Archive

Maybe Locke should also remember that I am merely one of the by-blow children of Madoc’s human wife.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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