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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

She’s got “slay” and “work” sitting at the tip of her tongue, ready to rip, and it’s a blast seeing what Wineman does with this very specific archetype.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Less than a week after the explosions that killed the three peacekeepers, another blast took place at a UN facility near El Adeisse on Friday, injuring three more Indonesian blue helmets.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 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

A blast of what I could only describe as raw sewage hit me full on, and I gagged as I realized why Elliot had smirked like that.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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