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Wheat blast was first identified in Brazil during the 1980s and has since spread to parts of Asia and Africa.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

I never blast people but you my friend were an exception.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The road was completely destroyed, Zakhavko said, with blast craters every few feet and utility poles lying across it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

They all shouted as a great blast of wind knocked them on their backs.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Serhii K, extradited to Germany last year, will become the first suspect to go on trial for the blasts.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But after a similarly unremarkable start to the same composer’s “Pines of Rome,” the evening’s final piece, Mr. Petrenko and the Berliners delivered the sonic blasts longed for all night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

In Saudi Arabia, the latest blasts came a day after the Houthis claimed attacks on two international airports, while repeating a warning to airlines to avoid Saudi airspace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

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From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The moment passes, and it’s just the four of us, surrounded by the rhythm of the sea, the cool blasts of air, the ancient rocks.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

They survived only because he blasted over with one of his chances, shot tamely with another, lost composure with a third one.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Four new crew members for the International Space Station blasted off Thursday for the orbital laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The proscenium frame was a giant hole blasted through a concrete wall with ends of rebar sticking out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Because the volcano erupted beneath the ocean, it blasted enormous quantities of salty seawater upward along with volcanic ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“The trouble between us and the rest of Alke only started after that blasted rip appeared,” Brer muttered.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Within minutes, four fellow volunteer firefighters and I arrived at a multistory house in New York’s Hudson Valley to see flames blasting through the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Good morning, your honor,” Navarrete said, her voice barely audible over the air conditioning blasting in her office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Leaders of prominent Jewish organizations, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League, came to Paramount’s defense, blasting the Emmy-winning actor known for playing the Hulk and roles in productions for HBO.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"At first it was the blasting and the tremors from underground, and we would feel our flat shake," 45-year-old Voneen Trompeter told AFP in Roodepoort, northwest of central Johannesburg.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Annie Oakley came next, blasting away at an array of impossible targets.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson