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barrage

[buh-rahzh, bar-ahzh, bahr-ij] / bəˈrɑʒ, ˈbær ɑʒ, ˈbɑr ɪdʒ /




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Kyiv's military administration said the barrage damaged residential buildings and several warehouses.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

It’s a malicious and relentless barrage of the mind.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

But faced with a barrage of ads, misinformation, AI slop, toxicity and doom-scrolling, it can feel like the internet is kind of... broken.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The barrage of missiles and drones hit ships that specialize in short voyages in and out of the Persian Gulf known as “shuttle runs.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

WESTLAKE: The scoreboard operator will deserve extra pay trying to keep up with Warriors’ scoring barrages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Recent barrages have left even hardened residents shaken and sent them fleeing to shelters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The IDF said two barrages of missiles were detected and intercepted.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

On Saturday night, AFP journalists witnessed long-range drones being launched toward Russia, in what turned out to be one of the largest barrages of the conflict.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

The Allies, after much trial and error, learned to use their tanks effectively in coordination with artillery barrages, infantry assaults, and—toward the end of the war—attacks by low-flying aircraft.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Never has a league been barraged with so much unsolicited advice, my own gas included.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

At an annual meeting of financial-aid administrators hosted by the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid earlier this year, people who work in college financial aid barraged government officials with questions about the change.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

United were barraged by jeers from furious fans following the latest miserable result in another troubled season.

From Barron's Jan. 11, 2026

This week, however, the pageantry has been sorely tested, barraged by weeks of campus protest and controversy.

From New York Times May 8, 2024

As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

Aymann Ismail knew something was up when his Egyptian mom started barraging him with Piers Morgan clips.

From Slate Oct. 26, 2023

Those complaints in 2018 and 2020 about Jackson barraging students with social media and text messages, first reported by The Seattle Times, posed no obstacle to Jackson staying on the job.

From Seattle Times Aug. 16, 2023

Hotels and travel brands also struggle to vet the deluge of travel influencers barraging them with requests for all-expenses-paid vacations in exchange for social media posts.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2022

Britain’s opposition Labour Party seized on the difficulties on Tuesday, barraging Matt Hancock, Britain’s secretary of state for health, at an appearance in the House of Commons.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2020

Seven and Thorn did as she said, surrounding the Nightbeast as best they could and barraging it with combat spells as fast as they could go.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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