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blew

verb as in make sound, usually with instrument

verb as in leave suddenly

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verb as in ruin chance

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verb as in use up money

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I know because I cut my baby lawyer teeth defending public servants and soldiers who blew the whistle on such unilateral, unreviewable and irreversible executive power — people like U.S.

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The disagreement blew into the open in 2017, dividing the public as their feud generated global headlines.

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The irony, he says, is that he blew the whistle on the scam in the first place – only to find himself one of the targets of a £1.4bn lawsuit.

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Yes, he nearly blew it this year by wasting money on lousy relievers this winter and then not adding to the bullpen at the trade deadline.

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One of the crew’s fire engines — a “Type 6,” essentially a decked-out pickup truck — blew a fuse, leaving it stuck in park as a nearby home erupted into flames.

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