as in to burst (in or into)
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Recent Examples of blow in
Mobile homes were damaged or destroyed in the Montgomery County communities of Katy and Porter Heights, where the doors of a fire station were blown in, the weather service said.
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CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia's energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administration considers a parting blow in its financial war against Vladimir Putin.
—Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Trump will be influenced by the way the wind is blowing in Israel.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
The fire was blocks away, the wind was blowing in the other direction.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia's energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administration considers a parting blow in its financial war against Vladimir Putin.
—Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Trump will be influenced by the way the wind is blowing in Israel.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
The fire was blocks away, the wind was blowing in the other direction.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Blow in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20in. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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