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bolt

Regional slang for isobutyl nitrite, an alkyl nitrate inhaled as a recreational abuse substance.
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Bolt from the blue: Passengers arriving at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 are greeted by a wax figure of Usain Bolt.
Cllr Thompson said: "This has come like a bolt from the blue. The land is not scheduled for housebuilding.
The play, directed by Amanda Brookes, is about Edward Jones, who was doing ordinary things until the day before his 40th birthday - at which point, came the bolt from the blue.
Bullard's bolt from the blue came after the first four goals were scored in the opening 20 minutes.
I'd love Nushi to contact me - but it's a bolt from the blue."
Will doesn't usually say much, so this is an entertaining bolt from the blue.
The UK ruling on the Bass deal was a bolt from the blue to most industry watchers, since the regulators had been expected to rubber stamp the acquisition with a few minor stipulations.
The husband said: "This is a complete bolt from the blue and just in the nick of time for Christmas too.
Bolt from the blue leaves fans stunned by McCormack's latest strike partner ONE of the most unlikely partnerships in football history lined up together for Central Coast Mariners when former Rangers striker Ross McCormack was named alongside Usain Bolt.
The sole survivor of the attack, Alan Black, who was shot 18 times, described the arrest as a "bolt from the blue".
Arshad Majeed, the fifth commuter who escaped the incident by inches, said, " It was just like a bolt from the blue as nobody was ready for a sharp enterance of a wild animal and every vehicle was moving at almost 100km per hour".
BOLT FROM THE BLUE: On a less workaday level, I'm planting blue Himalayan poppies in the shade of our beech trees.