A blast of air and dust from the June 2 implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant outside felled power poles and damaged nearby homes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/detroit-ap-mike-duggan-pittsburgh-chicago-b2355353.html

A blast of cold air from northern Scandinavia has been forecast to move in from the north, resulting in a cold snap for many.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23955118.scotland-weather-snow-ice-forecast-next-week/?ref=rss

A crackdown on German diplomats, officers and agents ensued — some were tried, convicted and sent to McNeil Island federal penitentiary on Puget Sound, though not for the Seattle blast.

Source: https://crosscut.com/mossback/2023/11/mossbacks-northwest-day-germany-bombed-seattle

Acting Morowali district head Rachmansyah Ismail told broadcaster Kompas TV that as of Sunday afternoon 25 of the injured — 15 Indonesians and 10 foreign nationals — had been immediately rushed to hospital after the blast.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/12/24/13-dead-38-injured-in-explosion-at-nickel-plant-in-indonesia/

A day earlier, a Russian rocket blast turned a village cafe and store in Hroza, a village in eastern Ukraine to rubble, killing at least 51 civilians, according to Ukrainian officials.

Source: https://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/23838085.boy-grandmother-killed-dozens-hurt-russian-rocket-strikes-kharkiv/?ref=rss

Add to that last summer’s scorching heatwaves, which ignited an inflationary spiral as electric utilities everywhere sucked up supplies for natural gas-based generation to keep air-conditioners running full blast during peak summer demand.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2566534/ex-a-15year-high-in-natural-gas-prices-and-war-in-ukraine-are-main.html

A flurry of New Mexico crosses and shots ultimately led the ball to Dolling for a low blast that got past a diving Rakovsky.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2594114/late-goal-delivers-win-for-new-mexico-united-in-us-open-cup.html

After conceding the first two majors, the Cats awoke from their early nap to blast the next 12 unanswered to leave the Eagles gasping.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/clinical-cats-roll-to-victory-over-eagles-20230416-p5d0ux.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

After regaining control of the W14, Hamilton was quick to blast Russell’s actions over team radio.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1777879/mercedes-george-russell-lewis-hamilton-f1-news

A great and effective horn that deals blast damage.

Source: https://gamerant.com/monster-hunter-world-best-weapons-ranked/

Ahead of the blast, it had warned of an "epic, generational Arctic outbreak."

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/from-bush-to-trump-to-jan-6-the-rise-and-fall-of-constitutional-conservatism/

Alamgir, who was close to the blast site, said, “After the loud noise, people quickly came out of the building.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/8-killed-over-100-injured-as-explosion-rocks-seven-storey-building-in-bangladeshs-capital-8484627/

A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard in the area, where thousands of people live at high elevations in forest communities or visit for year-round recreation.

Source: https://abc7.com/san-bernardino-mountains-snow-road-closures-supplies/12913792/

A moreish blast of the tastiest Moroccan street food this side of Casablanca!

Source: https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/exeter-christmas-market-2023-full-8842019

And then he puts the reed onto the mouthpiece, he puts the mouthpiece on the saxophone, and he just blows like a single blast, you know—I guess to make sure the reed doesn’t explode.

Source: https://chicagoreader.com/music/peter-brotzmann-corbett-constellation/

Anthony Santander followed with a solo blast, Baltimore’s first case of back-to-back home runs this season.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/09/orioles-close-first-half-with-15-2-win-over-twins-enter-all-star-break-riding-5-game-winning-streak/

Any fuel still in its tanks at the moment of impact would add an incendiary effect to its blast effect.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/28/ukraine-is-lobbing-eight-ton-air-defense-missiles-at-russian-cities/

A Russian rocket blast turned a village cafe and store in eastern into rubble Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-launches-drone-attacks-ukraine-president-zelenksyy-travels-103745415

As for Charlotte, the young royal appeared to have a blast at the men's single final as she watched Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz battle it out for the Wimbledon trophy.

Source: https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/princess-charlotte-prince-george-wimbledon-2023-49227361

As Ike and Tina Turner’s version of “Whole Lotta Love” faded, the house lights dipped and a quick blast of Pete Moore’s “Asteroid” — AKA the kitsch 30-second Pearl & Dean jingle famous to all British moviegoers over 40 — signified the start of the show.

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/03/quentin-tarantino-hits-60-with-edgar-wright-and-jamie-foxx-at-the-london-palladium-1235310583/