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The Brazilian managed to recover and continue until the end, but the blow ultimately tipped the fight in Van’s favor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

It added the insult to Van de Ven's injury, a blow to the face that kept him off the pitch.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Yet in 2026, they aren’t all avoiding bonds entirely while waiting for the trouble to blow over.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

That change would be a blow to the use of management-services organizations, an investment structure favored by private-equity firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But an epileptic seizure is only a symptom; the cause can be anything from a tumor, to an inherited genetic disposition to seizures, to a blow to the head.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Since the controversy blew up earlier this week, ticket prices, external for his remaining shows in the US, Mexico and South America have dropped, as calls for boycotts spread.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I built a community around the surf reports. It really blew me away. I didn’t realize that people were so interested.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

“That was the end of the discussion. Chip then took the idea and blew it up on the bag and launched it without me knowing anything about it. He loved controversy and shocking people.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

She’s paying $2,100 a month for health insurance with an $8,000 deductible that she already blew through at the start of the year when her 4-year-old son was hospitalized with asthma.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

A lot of lives are at stake here, so don’t blow this one like you just blew your Lincoln simulation for the fifth time.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

"I remember the sensation of the air blowing around me...how truly terrifying that moment was."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

There are puck-shaped cans that hide under seats and ones that clip to air-conditioner vents, blowing “Very Cherry” and “Hawaiian Aloha” into riders’ faces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s just irresponsible to surrender to the idea of the world blowing up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Cutting back on water use usually means more power as the liquid in those sealed pipes still has to be cooled down somehow, usually by blowing air over it -- and that takes electricity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

It was a wild ruckus outside with leaves and branches blowing by and Lulu hiding under the bed trying to pretend she wasn’t scared, just curious about those dust balls.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

If they’re blown off course and far from home, they might not realize it if the water temperature is still within their comfort zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The problem is that the risks posed by most of the chemicals that they look at, in the amounts they report finding, are often blown wildly out of proportion.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Mid-way through the world tour, Noel told TalkSport that he and his bandmates had been "blown away" by the response to their return after 16 years away.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The world number 10 is also one of the guys who has blown what looked like a golden opportunity to win this year's US Open.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Once Ash leaves, and we’ve both blown enough heat from our cider so we can drink it without burning our tongues, Meadowlark asks, “Has your mom said anything else to you yet?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy