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deathblow N

deliver the deathblow to VB

deal a deathblow or a fatal blow VB (someone)

Usage examples with deathblow

deal a deathblow or a fatal blow
قَصَمَ ظَهْرَهُ

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English
As for the one-year moratorium, he says it will be a deathblow to horse-drawn carriages in the city.
montrealgazette.com
Remote email access was the deathblow.
www.independent.ie
However, the advent of stainless steel was a deathblow for traditional artists.
roadsandkingdoms.com
One wing thump would be a deathblow.
www.theatlantic.com
Martial law mercilessly delivered the deathblow to a venerable institution.
opinion.inquirer.net
Cutting back staff while staring a shrinking market cap in the face may be painful, but it's not a deathblow.
www.bbc.co.uk
But a new liberal justice on the court will be the deathblow of judicial restraint for a generation, if not longer.
spectator.org
The deathblow is delivered with a quick thrust of the sharp bill, and the prey is swallowed whole.
www.thelondoner.ca
It was often seen as honorary to be allowed the final deathblow.
en.wikipedia.org
Arguably, email is the parallel structure that will deliver the deathblow to the postal monopoly.
dailyreckoning.com

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