blows
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I don’t want to fat-shame anybody, but it reminds me a lot of the Monty Python Meaning of Life sketch where the guy says the weight for him blows up.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
L.A.’s entertainment industry also suffered a series of blows including the COVID-19 shutdown, strikes by writers and directors in 2023 and cutbacks at studios that reduced demand for sound stages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Witnesses suggested that Tom had acted in self-defense against his aggressor after the two came to blows one day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But it seems like no matter how many times a totally predictable result blows up in his face, he won’t stop the rancor toward science.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
He reached up and embraced the second boy, hugging him hard, so that the blows were smothered between their chests.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
