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Meanwhile, the Daily Star’s suggestion that fans were blitzing social media seems to have been accepted uncritically.

From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2018

Because defensive backs were blitzing, Brown was covered by linebacker Rey Maualuga, whom Brown easily outran.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2016

“They were blitzing the safety and trying to do whatever they could to take away the run game,” Browns tackle Joe Thomas said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2015

When you blitz, there's a tradeoff, and we were blitzing and they hit the right guy on the wrong blitz.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2010

On the south side of the point, where the heaviest concentrations of fish were blitzing, the water flowed hard from left to right.

From Time Magazine Archive