After the blatant acts of legal terrorism they've committed over the last decade or so, I'm hoping for the latter.
"We are outraged by this blatant act of discrimination."
Richard's life is founded on a blatant act, if one may so term it, of counter-reciprocity.
"But this is a blatant act of terrorism, and we must refuse to bargain with him."
Until now, we have not found a means to come near the governor that was not a blatant, and worthless, act of suicide.
Others, though, questioned whether the mob would have engaged in such a blatant act of destruction.
First, a blatant act of aggression was rebuffed and punished.
What happened to us was nothing less than a blatant act of aggression!
A decision to build this would be perceived by the Chinese to be a blatant act.
They should not decide for themselves when to inform users and the authorities about even blatant acts of neglect.