blown

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The nascent rebound in tech stocks ended in a lurching drop on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq composite losing about 1% in its largest blown gain since early January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Argentina, meanwhile, was so blown away by Sporting KC’s main training center that it signed up 72 hours after its visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Naturalist and broadcaster Iolo Williams said it was a UK first, adding that warm, fairly strong southern winds may have blown the heron out to sea, where it "got lost and was carried here".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Spencer Pratt has blown a hole in that by just naming the problems that everyday residents and voters are seeing and feeling on the ground.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It looked like something had blown a chunk of the wall apart.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack