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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

I asked, “Why do Americans do this, blast up the AC when a summer day feels good?”

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

There was a blast of it as we reached the top.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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

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

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

During what is thought to have been a series of immense volcanic eruptions, life within hundreds of kilometers of the blasts was shattered.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

He and his friends, Hazel and Frank, were standing in the middle of a fountain as Percy repelled the angry Romans with blasts of water.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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

Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

They survived only because he blasted over with one of his chances, shot tamely with another, lost composure with a third one.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The proscenium frame was a giant hole blasted through a concrete wall with ends of rebar sticking out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Jets of fire blasted out behind them, washing over the turtle’s head.

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 city council is considering a series of measures designed to regulate the three-wheeled vehicles, often adorned in neon lights and blasting music as they shuttle visitors around Manhattan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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

Maximum winds with the storm were blasting at 180 mph, the center said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Cymbeline stood beside them, blasting away with her shotty.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older