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In a US city once known for its steel industry, workers enjoy family outings beside retired, rust-streaked blast furnaces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The spacecraft will blast off from Japan and arrive at Phobos in August 2027.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The target of the research is Magnaporthe oryzae, the fungus responsible for blast disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Two others parked on either side, including an Airbus A321neo delivered in April, suffered damage in the blast, according to people familiar with the attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Eisenhower walked through the five-foot-thick steel blast gate, past the decontamination chamber, and met in the war room with cabinet officials who were also participating in the drill.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Neither honked its horn—the baritone blasts anyone who has ever driven a hatchback can’t forget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Serhii K, extradited to Germany last year, will become the first suspect to go on trial for the blasts.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader, responded by calling Seoul "really despicable" on Friday and once again denied Pyongyang was behind the blasts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

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From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

He brings no traps, blasts no fire sticks, and doesn’t seem to have any interest in taking me from this cave.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

It used a downforce-generating fan system to remain stuck upside down, and then blasted free, flipped—this was the flying part—and touched down amid a cloud of compressed air.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

He struck out 10 batters over six shutout innings as a pitcher and blasted three home rome runs as a hitter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

On Tuesday, the crew plans to navigate through a narrow gap "blasted" in the atoll's reef by the British in 1963 - the last time the island was inhabited - to prepare for landing.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Strong surf across Southern California this weekend blasted through a seawall in Long Beach, caused a massive sinkhole at a celebrity’s Malibu home and damaged several Dana Point homes, among other issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He’d been rendered helpless—frozen solid not once but twice, while Leo was blasted into the sky and Piper was forced to save them all single-handedly.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

"We've all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone. It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey," said Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The childhood friends saw the movie weekend after weekend upon its original release, and later spent afternoons attempting the stunts in a 7-Eleven parking lot while blasting its soundtrack on a boom box.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Within minutes, four fellow volunteer firefighters and I arrived at a multistory house in New York’s Hudson Valley to see flames blasting through the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Leaders of prominent Jewish organizations, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League, came to Paramount’s defense, blasting the Emmy-winning actor known for playing the Hulk and roles in productions for HBO.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

To set those charges, he carries the special tool of the blasting trade, his "tamping iron."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman