deal a blow
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The logic of the movement, such as it is, is that users will deal a blow to the stars’ ad revenue and royalties, and thereby pressure them to change their minds and actions.
From Slate • May 16, 2024
In Monday's interview, Butler recalled a number of specifics that could deal a blow to the defendants, including details of his unknowing involvement with the movement of classified documents and close-knit friendship with De Oliveira.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024
Miami: DT Byron Murphy II, Texas — Free agency figures to deal a blow to the interior of Miami’s defensive line.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
The fires will deal a blow to a tourism industry that is a mainstay of the Greek economy.
From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2023
This document would possibly permit them to go even beyond the lines where the Belgian army was intrenched, waiting to deal a blow at the enemy in case the Germans turned threateningly toward Antwerp.
From The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields by Goldfrap, John Henry