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barrage

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




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Norman’s practice of old-fashioned retail politics is faced off by a barrage of television ads on Graham’s behalf.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

But faced with an almost daily barrage of Russian ballistic missiles, correspondent Joe Inwood explains why the offer may not be enough to win the war.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

That wall of sound barrage of guitars and then: “Hey, ho, let’s go!”

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

The latest drone barrage Friday started a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

He tried to charge through the barrage, but he couldn’t make three feet.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

An international shortage of interceptors for Patriot missile systems left Kyiv struggling to down incoming barrages of Russian ballistic missiles and promoted worries about attacks on energy infrastructure before winter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

And the effects run both ways: embankments and barrages built for India's protection have raised water levels and caused backwater flooding in Nepal's Terai, which is Nepal's long-standing concern,' says Sanyal.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

On the water, teenagers jostle for control of an inflatable mattress -- the kind taken down sleep on in underground metro stations during Russia's nightly barrages.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

In the U.A.E., barrages of drone and missile attacks from Iran unsettled the country’s finances.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 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

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

Stars like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and teenage wonder Macklin Celebrini repeatedly barraged the zone, to no avail.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

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

From Barron's Jan. 11, 2026

And if you’ve been searching for information about the fight, you’ve probably been barraged by online ads.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 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

“They’re barraging us with emails and calls,” Weeks said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2022

They started barraging her with questions about her outfit, and how she’d prepare.

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2021

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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