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“I appreciate their trust in me, and I have an absolute blast doing it every single week. And I cannot wait to continue to do it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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 blast came on the 11th pitch of the at-bat—fitting for a player whose entire existence in the major leagues is the result of unrelenting tenacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The need for better protection is becoming more urgent as blast disease continues to threaten major food crops.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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

In Saudi Arabia, the latest blasts came a day after the Houthis claimed attacks on two international airports, while repeating a warning to airlines to avoid Saudi airspace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But I didn’t know that when our rig sounded three long horn blasts as pieces of the roof came down—a signal to evacuate and move to defensive firefighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

South Korea said on Tuesday that the blasts, which happened on South Korea's side of the DMZ, were "highly likely" from North Korean mines.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The mayor’s voice kept coming in blasts of incomprehensible sound, and the people in the crowd were either shouting angrily or yelping in fear of being squashed.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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

Michael Krivor, a marine archaeologist on the trip, said he is currently concerned about a weather pattern traveling from east to west that could interfere with "safe transit in and out of the blasted channels".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

His breath blasted against her palm as he continued screaming.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

"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

At its simplest, that works by blasting signals to drown out, confuse or supplant an adversary’s communications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Maybe I’m imagining things, but considering that the performances of both teams were equally awful, everyone is really blasting the Chargers while making lots of excuses for the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Nepali rescue teams are digging, drilling and blasting through debris in a race against time in treacherous conditions to free around 100 hydropower workers believed trapped in multiple tunnels.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

But it was all a lot less dramatic than the blasting eruptions of the past month or so.

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