blows

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Times columnists Gustavo Arellano, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria absorbed the rhetorical blows, followed the heated back-and-forths and took in each and every one of the candidates’ myriad policy prescriptions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The U.A.E., of course, isn’t just a passive observer taking the blows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

After numerous blows on and off the field in the past decade - despite now three promotions in eight years - Coventry fans could be forgiven for their gloomy outlook.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Hims in March struck an agreement with Novo Nordisk after trading blows for months.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The whistle blows and the conductor calls for departure.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin