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blaw

American  
[blaw] / blɔ /

verb (used with or without object)

Scot. and North England.
  1. blow.


Example Sentences

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Though enrollment has been ramping back up, securing the right work can be tricky, Blaw said.

From Seattle Times

Today, the Corps mostly succeeds not based on inside access to subsidized apartments, which are scarce, Blaw said, but because the program has staff who’ve spent a long time in their jobs, cultivating relationships and accumulating know-how.

From Seattle Times

The completion rate is about 70%, meaning a person has secured housing and is leaving for a full-time job with benefits, according to Ruth Blaw, the program’s manager.

From Seattle Times

Blaw calls out, scanning the room until a man raises his hand.

From Seattle Times

The panelists, including Ruth Blaw of the Seattle Conservation Corps, noted communities that truly want to address homelessness must consider systemic problems such as lack of affordable housing, limited access to quality health care and widening disparities between the rich and poor.

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