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Recent Examples of body blow
Washington fought back after absorbing the early body blow, using a 10-0 run to pull within 42-31.
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John Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
Arie Garcia-Evans and her Waubonsie Valley basketball teammates were on the ropes after absorbing more than a few literal body blows against Bolingbrook in the Class 4A sectional semifinals on Tuesday.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Stevenson dropped Padley three times in the ninth round with body blows before his corner threw in the towel.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Winds were blowing 19 mph from left to right with a first-pitch temperature of 43 degrees.—
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Martinez then returns the pass to Barella with Augusto pushing on out wide on Inter’s left to provide another passing option.—
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Getting this messaging right was crucial for Guster.—
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Often these programs come from good intentions — like the idea that everyone has a right to universal primary healthcare — but in reality they aren’t easily implemented and require a continued negotiation with, and reliance on, foreign aid, foreign donors and NGOs.—
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Push your hips back and bend your knees to lower down, keeping your chest up and core engaged.—
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Immediate emotion fell over McIlroy, tossing his putter and hat in the air and letting out a huge scream just before falling to his knees as the crowd on hand cheered him on.—
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Orioles prospect Jud Fabian's strikeout rate has fallen 13 percentage points and his walk rate has doubled as a result of a swing change.—
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Such players tend to have holes in their swings that are eventually exploited by opposing pitchers.—
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Sasaki tweaked his delivery during a bullpen session more than a week ago — aligning his back leg and shoulder to better emphasize his extreme leg kick and straighten his direction to the plate — and found a way to throw fastballs consistently over the plate.—
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The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.—
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Over the past few months, videos of China’s humanoid robots performing bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
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My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.—
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Despite her young age, even a gentle whisper of Lana’s name on the scene is enough to send shivers of excitement down the spines of New Yorkers from the clubs of Brooklyn to Manhattan.—
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His glaring eyes could send shivers down your spine.—
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And the long stainless steel counter can double as a wipe-clean work bench for wrenching on bike components.—
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These counter measures were imposed on the U.S. by Canada, Cuba, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland.—
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20blow. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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