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blow

[bloh] / bloʊ /
NOUN
blast, rush of air, wind
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STRONG






VERB
make sound, usually with instrument
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leave suddenly
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VERB
ruin chance
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VERB
use up money
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His vision for hip-hop transformed the Bronx borough into "the birthplace of a culture that now reaches every corner of the world", said Reverend Dr Kurtis Blow Walker, the executive director of Hip Hop Alliance.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

His prior movie “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” originally premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and was released theatrically in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Appeared in the October 15, 2025, print edition as 'Newsom’s Blow to Antisemitism'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Appeared in the October 3, 2025, print edition as '‘Punch’: A Lethal Blow, a Life Reborn'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

“So, just fake sick,” she said with a shrug, sucking on a cherry Blow Pop while I unwrapped my green apple.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson




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