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a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met
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Jim Lampley, International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, veteran sports broadcaster including blow-by-blow boxing duties, and co-host of viewer chats on PPV.COM's lpay-per-view boxing live streams
The question proceeds from an exaggerated premise.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Jane’s Addiction not only canceled the remainder of its tour but seems to have split up as a band in the wake of singer Perry Farrell assaulting guitarist Dave Navarro on-stage (and also off-stage, according to the band’s guitar tech, in a new podcast blow-by-blow account).
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Event Details Brendan Fitzgerald will call the blow-by-blow action.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Tessitore is also known for his work in the world of boxing, having called major fights as ESPN’s blow-by-blow announcer.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 July 2024
For a blow-by-blow of how Trump's fortune reached these heights, read the story.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Martin’s prose is dense, and his blow-by-blow recounting of the events that took place over almost half a century is at times tedious, although impressive in its detail.
—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson, also known as the O.J. Simpson trial, certainly wouldn’t have been the premier spectacle of a generation if not for the blow-by-blow live broadcast from Los Angeles to the rest of the world.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Players provide insights and scientists give blow-by-blow accounts of the specific scientific principles such as Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, kinematics and projectile motion.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2010
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Jane’s Addiction not only canceled the remainder of its tour but seems to have split up as a band in the wake of singer Perry Farrell assaulting guitarist Dave Navarro on-stage (and also off-stage, according to the band’s guitar tech, in a new podcast blow-by-blow account).
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Event Details Brendan Fitzgerald will call the blow-by-blow action.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Tessitore is also known for his work in the world of boxing, having called major fights as ESPN’s blow-by-blow announcer.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 July 2024
For a blow-by-blow of how Trump's fortune reached these heights, read the story.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Martin’s prose is dense, and his blow-by-blow recounting of the events that took place over almost half a century is at times tedious, although impressive in its detail.
—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
The People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson, also known as the O.J. Simpson trial, certainly wouldn’t have been the premier spectacle of a generation if not for the blow-by-blow live broadcast from Los Angeles to the rest of the world.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Players provide insights and scientists give blow-by-blow accounts of the specific scientific principles such as Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, kinematics and projectile motion.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2010
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