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Even putting aside a death toll on both sides that could dwarf the war in Ukraine, a war in Taiwan would be a body blow to the global economy.—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The strike is just the latest body blow for the company.—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 Just as the state was recovering from the pandemic, which of course dealt a body blow to the all-important tourism industry, the August 2023 wildfires in Maui delivered the second part of a devastating one-two punch.—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 18 July 2024 At the same time, the filmmaker sought an equally dynamic tonal register, offsetting the blunt force and body blows with a golden oldies soundtrack heavy on Petula Clark.—Ben Croll, Variety, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for body blow
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