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The phrase "a blow at" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate an attack or criticism directed towards someone or something.
Example: "The article was seen as a blow at the government's policies, sparking widespread debate."
Alternatives: "an attack on" or "a strike against".
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Garry Kasparov: Ukraine has struck a blow at Putin's assassins.
"Losing Ryan is not a blow at all.
| Striking a blow at the criminal networks behind e-mail spam.
It was a blow at the heart of the Kenyan state.
"This is a blow at our movement," Mr. Yevtushenko said angrily.
It is also a blow at the idea of artificial intelligence and algorithmic censorship.
It must have been a hell of a blow at the time?
Perhaps more important, the butter makers themselves have struck a blow at last against their tormentors.
Such an achievement might reduce dependency on fossil fuels and strike a blow at global warming.
As Stephen Mallory, the Confederacy's secretary of the navy, had described the mission, to attack the Western arctic whaling fleet, in a letter to Bulloch, "A blow at the whalemen is a blow at New England exclusively".
The attack was never made, and the Confederates lost an excellent opportunity to strike a blow at the pursuing enemy.
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