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blast

[blast] / blæst /


NOUN
gust of wind
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"We set out yesterday to deflagrate that item in order to limit the blast affects and we achieved that successfully."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Some residents who were displaced by the blast on East 27th Street were outraged when The Times told them about the officers’ punishments in the leaked files.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

There was also intense speculation over Defence Minister General Sadio Camara after residents said a powerful blast destroyed most of his home in Kati.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Let’s begin with a double blast of hot, hot, HOT redistricting-war updates.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

The clouds made it especially easy to dismiss the steam blast.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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