as in to breathe (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn
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as in event
a social gathering
staged a huge blowout for Halloween
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Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
The department repeated its previous position that even with the deal, Boeing could still be charged in connection with the blowout of a panel from the side of an Alaska Airlines Max during a January flight.
—David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
But that is much closer than other recent polls, and much less than Gov. Ron DeSantis, who won his 2022 re-election with a 19-point blowout.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The revelation came at the start of a two-day hearing Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board into the blowout, with investigators questioning Boeing personnel about safety issues at the planemaker and what that might mean for passengers on its ubiquitous planes.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
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And while retailers are pushing giant skeletons on shoppers, a big chunk of the country will have an extra day off and a chance at one last blowout barbecue.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
The department repeated its previous position that even with the deal, Boeing could still be charged in connection with the blowout of a panel from the side of an Alaska Airlines Max during a January flight.
—David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
But that is much closer than other recent polls, and much less than Gov. Ron DeSantis, who won his 2022 re-election with a 19-point blowout.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The revelation came at the start of a two-day hearing Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board into the blowout, with investigators questioning Boeing personnel about safety issues at the planemaker and what that might mean for passengers on its ubiquitous planes.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
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