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It said the blast furnaces were "no longer financially sustainable," blaming "highly challenging" market conditions, tariffs and costs associated with moving to lower-carbon production techniques.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The twin-engine plane’s powerful jet blast sent beachgoers scrambling as sand, umbrellas and chairs were whipped through the air in the Florida community of Pensacola Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

After Ohtani hit his 21st homer of the season, Andy Pages hit a tying 419-foot blast to left-center for his 17th homer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

In May, a blast at a fireworks factory in central China killed 37 people, marking one of the nation's deadliest industrial accidents in years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Jackson screamed as a blast of freezing water exploded underneath him, a spray so powerful it rocketed him up out of the pit.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

The blasts came after Macron's departure from the building, and moments before Syrian state media announced his arrival at the presidential palace to meet his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

BBC Verify has been analysing video footage of the blasts, which shows the explosions happened approximately 125m from the Four Seasons hotel, on the pavement of Shoukry al-Quowatly, a major thoroughfare running through the capital.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Macron’s office said he was unaffected by the blasts and that he was carrying out his scheduled visit with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Since astronomers first identified them in the early 2000s, they have struggled to explain why these explosions remain intensely bright long after a massive star's iron core collapses and blasts its outer layers into space.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Ruben, a lanky, light-skinned Dominican with a finely trimmed goatee, rained thundering blasts down on the kit, while his brother Kaz came in with a suave tuk-tuk-tuking on the congas.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

The highlights of the early cases are canonically familiar: the blasted monochrome landscapes of C.R.W.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

After a surprise layoff by a fintech company five months ago, Abernathy blasted out a bunch of resumes, but that didn’t turn up much.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

French star Kylian Mbappé blasted Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla on X, accusing her of ‘brazen racism’ after Paraguay’s 1-0 World Cup knockout loss to France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Newcastle's Nick Woltemade also was denied by Gill and, despite being given a lifeline with two Paraguay failures, Tah then blasted his attempt over, before defender Jose Canale sealed Paraguay's victory.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Those steam explosions had blasted through hundreds of feet of rock and ice.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

Each has at least three times the mass of the Sun and floods the surrounding region with intense ultraviolet radiation while blasting out powerful stellar winds.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

The stifling heat that has been blasting the Midwest will intensify into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states on Thursday and Friday.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

You could tell it mattered at least a little when the U.S. scored three minutes into the game, Auston Trusty settling a corner and blasting it home for the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

But this time, it won’t be blasting into a different atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

I tried to think of names for the cat while we drove, but it was hard to concentrate because Dad was blasting his eighties hair metal music.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth