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Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely suitor: Republican President Donald Trump.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Quite often, the clothes, music and other elements that at first blush may seem tangential to fandom will overlap with sports in a manner sufficient to help spawn a sort of energy exchange.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Sep. 2024
The combination might seem like an odd culinary combo at first blush.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
But the real surprise is that what at first blush looks like a near-$600 parts bin rehash of an existing board is actually Angry Miao’s best mech to date.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 July 2024
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Quite often, the clothes, music and other elements that at first blush may seem tangential to fandom will overlap with sports in a manner sufficient to help spawn a sort of energy exchange.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Sep. 2024
The combination might seem like an odd culinary combo at first blush.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
But the real surprise is that what at first blush looks like a near-$600 parts bin rehash of an existing board is actually Angry Miao’s best mech to date.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 July 2024
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“At first blush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20first%20blush. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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