as in to blast (at)
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Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026 -
That came after the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive rate-hiking cycle in four decades, sending mortgage rates higher as central bankers scrambled to bring down inflation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Trump himself made a brief but historic appearance in the Supreme Court chamber Wednesday to listen to the court, including a six-justice conservative majority and three of his own appointees, pepper an administration lawyer with tough questions about his effort to end birthright citizenship.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Van Auken, entering a building on Linden Boulevard, peppered the team leaders with practical questions.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Park, who opened the Shaw District business in 2017, was blown away by the honor.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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At an invitational where speed was the norm, three meet relay records were blown away by visitors from Long Beach Wilson, Calabasas and Anaheim Servite.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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But allegedly, SpaceX shot down Amazon's effort.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Any complaints to management are immediately shot down.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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