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But he didn’t know that the room’s wainscoting and blow-in insulation reduced the camera’s effectiveness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2022
Hiding behind a stone wall, in work clothes flecked with hay, Mr. McAllen would listen to this blow-in poet muttering to himself.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2015
And anyway," he says, raising his glass, "I'm what they call an official blow-in now.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2010
I was a fretful blow-in, by their mark, and simply not cut out for tough, gnarly, West of Ireland living.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 25, 2010
It occurs to me with rising concern that a blow-in can also blow away.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Even if the Truth API is legal , it’s hardly a blow in favor of fairness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The final blow, in 2022, came when the company ordered employees back to their desks, starting in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Sabalenka and Ostapenko, two of the biggest hitters on the WTA Tour, went blow for blow in an entertaining evening encounter on Centre Court.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The Supreme Court actually did something good this week: The justices struck a huge blow in favor of privacy in the digital age, Cullen Seltzer explains.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Who knew when another storm might blow in and really strand us?
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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