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by-blow

[bahy-bloh] / ˈbaɪˌbloʊ /




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Our idea of religion is a by-blow of the Reformation, a Protestant concept foregrounding a personal state of mind and creedal beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The simplest inquiry could have informed the doctors that Fact is the by-blow of Publisher Ralph Ginzburg, 35, whose first venture, Eros, was put out of business by the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the Senate has already voted three times to repeal it, Long's crusade for his by-blow brainchild has been pressed with a fanatic zeal that has eroded the almost illimitable patience of his colleagues.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since little Mary was a by-blow and an inconvenience �Olga, Pound and Mrs. Pound all moved in the same European artistic circles�she was boarded from birth with a farm family in the Italian Tyrol.

From Time Magazine Archive

After Officer Delinko gave him a lift home, Curly had entertained his wife and mother-in-law with a blow- by-blow account of the exciting events.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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