blitz
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Bloomberg said the two sides were looking at reductions on some goods including US energy and agricultural products, suggesting they will extend a one-year truce agreed in 2025 following Trump's global tariff blitz.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Eight minutes in, their breathtakingly quick tiki-taka catch-pass, with the backline holding their depth, outflanked South Africa's blitz defence to set up the first try of the match for hooker Codie Taylor.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
However, it now looks like rewarding the “check takers” of the artificial-intelligence spending blitz was an easy way to win in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
With the Bulldogs backed up against their goal line, Patterson dialed up a nickel blitz — and Fresno State didn’t account for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
When we were little, we’d ask, “Why do people go to the bathroom?” or “Why do you need a job?” and then blitz them with follow-ups.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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It blitzes together a very respectable chickpea salad in minutes.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
And as modern defenses do more to disguise their coverages and blitzes, centers have an even bigger job as the brains of the offensive line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
It funds Presler: his voter-registration blitzes, volunteer trainings, and aggressive get-out-the-vote operations.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
But as one minister remarked of the news blitzes before budgets: "it's not always as clever as it looks."
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Planning continental blitzes is a favorite past-time around high-level strategic commands; it keeps the boys in trim.
From Check and Checkmate by Walter M. Miller
The Boks blitzed into a 17-point lead inside 11 minutes with England bewildered by the pace, muscle and cohesion of the hosts.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
If Canada, which blitzed Qatar for its first-ever World Cup victory, wins or draws against Switzerland, it will win the group and play its round-of-32 game in Vancouver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
So, I reached for what I had instead: a handful of tortilla chips, crushed between my fingers and stirred into the softened vegetables until they melted, then blitzed smooth.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026
Super Bowl, where millions of Americans will get blitzed with constant reminders of the robot arms race whenever the cameras tune away from the Seahawks–Patriots matchup or the Bad Bunny halftime show.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026
She shoved open the door and blitzed down the brightly lit corridor, her footfalls echoing all around her.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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So the Lakers have been double-teaming and blitzing Durant all over the court, compelling him into nine turnovers in Tuesday’s 101-94 Game 2 victory at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Bad Bunny delivered a buoyant celebration of Latino culture during his halftime show, blitzing through reggaeton, Latin trap and salsa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Pinheiro Braathen had led the way in the first run with Elezi Cannaferina blitzing the field in the second.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
They duly won 27-19 after blitzing the Wallabies in the first half and secured the series - with Aki now in the side - in Melbourne the following week.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
So right now, I channeled my inner line-backer blitzing the quarterback.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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