bombshell
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SpaceX dropped a wireless industry bombshell late Thursday that sent shares of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile lower in after-hours trading.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Cot cams" will be installed on all neonatal units, the UK health secretary has said, following the Letby "inquiry bombshell", as reported by the Independent.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Not since the Dallas Cowboys dealt away Herschel Walker had a bombshell trade rocked the NFL quite like this one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Shortly after, they memorably shed light on their decision in a bombshell CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey, unleashing a disturbing look into their life as members of the royal family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was a bombshell casually lobbed across the Atlantic.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
However, it was soon revealed they were not actually going home, and were sent on dates with two new bombshells instead.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Peacock announced last week that Montgomery was among the bombshells entering the villa in Fiji for the latest season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Producers were keen to capitalise on that for the latest All Stars, which saw six American bombshells enter in their own Casa Amor villa halfway through.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Two aspects of the 28-point peace plan, in particular, landed like bombshells in Europe’s defense and foreign-policy establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
But the paper presented these allegations as scandalous bombshells, call-ing them “startling disclosures.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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