blow on
Britishverb
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Nottingham Forest won 3-0 away to Liverpool on Saturday to inflict a fresh blow on the champions' hopes of defending their Premier League title.
From Barron's
He recalled a night when he was 19 and going to a blues bar with fellow comedians John Belushi and Robin Williams, and “they put some blow on the table.”
From Los Angeles Times
They struck a blow on behalf of all the public servants who remain invisible and unappreciated when they do their jobs right, but get held up to public vituperation when something goes wrong on their watch.
From Los Angeles Times
It was on this climb that Vingegaard struck the decisive blow on the 2022 Tour, taking a minute out of Pogacar as the Dane won stage 18 en route to clinching his first Tour title.
From BBC
There was a further blow on Wednesday morning when Chelsea defender Bright, who captained England to the World Cup final two years ago, withdrew from selection to look after her mental health.
From BBC
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