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Most of the industry seems to view the measure as a body blow that will hurt tech companies’ ability to hire the best talent.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Ali covered his face and tried to absorb Frazier’s metronomic body blows, aiming to tire him.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
These actions are a body blow to what remains of the postwar global trading rules.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Potential price spikes would deliver a body blow to California motorists, who already pay the highest average price per gallon of gasoline in the country.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Ali covered his face and tried to absorb Frazier’s metronomic body blows, aiming to tire him.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
These actions are a body blow to what remains of the postwar global trading rules.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Potential price spikes would deliver a body blow to California motorists, who already pay the highest average price per gallon of gasoline in the country.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
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“Body blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20blow. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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