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blast

[blast] / blæst /


NOUN
gust of wind
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The government took control of the Scunthorpe plant, which employs 2,700 staff - about three-quarters of the company's workforce - on 12 April 2025 to prevent the last two remaining blast furnaces from closing.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

And, as if embarrassed by the whole business, the show will do something crazy to blast the tear from your eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As they prepared to fire their engines to blast off towards the Moon and out of Earth's orbit, there was a moment when the view of Earth grew rapidly in the window, Wiseman explained.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Lastly, TMZ put vacationing lawmakers on blast in the wake of the shutdown, asking readers to send in photos of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The landslide had come crashing away from the mountain, the lateral blast had exploded out the side, and a dark column was spewing tens of thousands of feet into the air.

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




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