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• If some labels get downgraded later this year, though, that could deal a blow to the market, which is already reeling from an 8 percent drop in exports last year.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
• The Raiders know Rivers would love to deal a blow to their playoff hopes after all those battles over the years.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2020
• The kicker is that Democrats have told Americans their bill will deal a blow to China.
  — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
• The move could deal a blow to shoppers who plan their store trips based on weekly newspaper ads.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 2 May 2023
• The executive order could also deal a blow to firms based in India.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 23 June 2020
• The shorter holiday could deal a blow to airlines as well as tourist hot spots like Bali, which had banked on the year-end for a revival in consumer demand.
  — Tassia Sipahutar, Bloomberg.com, 2 Dec. 2020
• The London Metal Exchange floated the idea of a ban on Russian metal, a move that could deal a blow to the country's huge aluminum industry.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2022
• The former president is facing down hundreds of millions of dollars in loans that need to be repaid, and the legal threat to his business could deal a blow to his finances.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2021
• The capture of Avdiivka would be a strategic success for Russia — the city is a linchpin of Ukrainian defenses in the region — and would deal a blow to Ukrainians’ morale.
  — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The video sector is forecast to remain robust this year, but recession could deal a blow to sector performance in 2023.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
• In which case, this would also deal a blow politically (or at least the Progressive democrats that have been pushing it) since this has been a huge talking point over the last two years.
  — Robert Farrington, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• The recent attacks on the U.A.E. deal a blow to its reputation as a safe business and tourism hub, executives and analysts said.
  — Rory Jones, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2022
• Just last week Putin admitted that western sanctions could deal a blow to Russia’s economy.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
• Kanawha County Commission president Kent Carper said shutting down these plants in 2028 would deal a blow to the state's economy.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 Oct. 2021
• If China imposed sanctions on Boeing, however, that could deal a blow to the company, which sells commercial jets to the country.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2022
• The Freeport blast could deal a blow to that stopgap solution, particularly if the facility fails to come back online soon.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 9 June 2022
• As high inflation and borrowing costs deal a blow to household finances, businesses are also seen pulling back.
  — Vince Golle and Sarina Yoo, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2022
• Logar's victory would deal a blow to the current liberal government that ousted Jansa from power six months ago.
  — Ali Zerdin, ajc, 23 Oct. 2022
• Oregon losing to Utah next month would deal a blow, however, since the Trojans or Bruins could use the reputational boost provided by a win against one-loss Oregon.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
• If the United Kingdom joins in, as expected, that would deal a blow to the global system for transporting fuel, given the dominance of the Lloyd's of London insurance market.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 26 June 2022
• Immigration attorneys say that the delays could put thousands of immigrants at risk of deportation and deal a blow to the U.S. economy.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• While the region could use a heavy snow year to replenish last year’s paltry snowpack, a wetter winter of rainfall could carry ash and pollutants into the lake and spawn algal blooms that would deal a blow to the famous water clarity.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2021
• The revisions to the cybersecurity review rules deal a blow to Chinese tech companies planning overseas IPOs.
  — Jane Li, Quartz, 12 July 2021
• The comments deal a blow to the city’s government, which assigned a nine-member delegation to attend meetings with the committee earlier in the month and defended its use of the national-security law.
  — Natasha Khan, WSJ, 28 July 2022
• His removal could deal a blow to President Xi Jinping, who last year elevated the 57-year-old over more seasoned ministry peers, as part of sweeping personnel reforms designed to install a team of loyalists.
  — Time, 26 July 2023
• Environmental advocates worry the Supreme Court’s decision will deal a blow to local battles against climate change.
  — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2021
• Recession predictions have increased for later this year and next year as soaring bills for electricity, fuel and gas deal a blow to businesses and people's spending power.
  — David McHugh, ajc, 21 July 2022
• The findings deal a blow to the reputation of Hollywood’s Golden Age, which—as the moniker indicates—has long been romanticized as a cultural high point in cinematic history.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
• The absences of Jackson and Kennard — and backup center Isaiah Hartenstein, who will miss a second consecutive game with an ankle injury — deal a blow to a team that has struggled to generate consistent offense.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
• Labor advocates worry the Court's conservative majority could deal a blow to union organizing at a time when membership in unions nationwide is near an all-time low and corporate business interests are pushing to box them out.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024