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blitz

[blits] / blɪts /


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The borrowing blitz looks poised to continue over the next few years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Hopes had been high at the start of the year that it would stage a strong rebound thanks to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spending blitz on defence and infrastructure.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

McDonald’s kicked off the recent promotional blitz in 2024 with a series of meal deals starting at $5.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

He has been receiving private instruction to understand his role of blocking specific defenders and adjusting when linebackers blitz.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

He made a spin move to escape outside linebacker Greg Sweatt on a blitz and then threw a little dump-off pass to fullback David Jones.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

It blitzes together a very respectable chickpea salad in minutes.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

And as modern defenses do more to disguise their coverages and blitzes, centers have an even bigger job as the brains of the offensive line.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

It funds Presler: his voter-registration blitzes, volunteer trainings, and aggressive get-out-the-vote operations.

From Slate Dec. 8, 2025

But as one minister remarked of the news blitzes before budgets: "it's not always as clever as it looks."

From BBC Nov. 15, 2025

Planning continental blitzes is a favorite past-time around high-level strategic commands; it keeps the boys in trim.

From Check and Checkmate by Walter M. Miller

South African Klaasen blitzed a brutal 63 off 26 before he fell to Nathan Ellis.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

I scraped the whole mixture into my mini blender with a splash of water and blitzed it into a deep orange paste the color of late autumn leaves or a very expensive velvet couch.

From Salon May 12, 2026

In its two March friendlies, the U.S. was blitzed by Belgium 5-2 and Portugal 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

Super Bowl, where millions of Americans will get blitzed with constant reminders of the robot arms race whenever the cameras tune away from the Seahawks–Patriots matchup or the Bad Bunny halftime show.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2026

She shoved open the door and blitzed down the brightly lit corridor, her footfalls echoing all around her.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

The president has been on a remodeling spree since the start of his second term, blitzing through so-called beautification projects to make his mark on the nation’s capital before leaving office.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

My mini-blender has long been a quiet ally — mincing onions when my joints aren’t cooperating, blitzing together a very good chickpea salad in no time.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2026

Pinheiro Braathen had led the way in the first run with Elezi Cannaferina blitzing the field in the second.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

“Whether that is back deep, in the box, off the edge, blitzing, man, zone,” Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2025

So right now, I channeled my inner line-backer blitzing the quarterback.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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