barrage
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Kyiv's military administration said the barrage damaged residential buildings and several warehouses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Uefa has now taken aim at Infantino with a thunderous barrage of criticism, condemnation and vicious questioning.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s a malicious and relentless barrage of the mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
As the barrage of noise gets nearer, there is a sudden wild whirring over their heads.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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WESTLAKE: The scoreboard operator will deserve extra pay trying to keep up with Warriors’ scoring barrages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Tens of thousands of Kyiv residents have spent nights in the city’s subway during Russia’s recent missile barrages, turning stations into underground towns packed with yoga mats, camping chairs and tents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
The IDF said two barrages of missiles were detected and intercepted.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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
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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
King, after he produced “Bohemian Rhapsody,” was barraged with proposals for films about other musical artists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
He said it was unfair that the company’s workers had been barraged with threats, even as they grieved the loss of a colleague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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Aymann Ismail knew something was up when his Egyptian mom started barraging him with Piers Morgan clips.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 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
On the pass protection front, Pleasant — a 6-foot, 225-pound battering ram — credited his history as a high school defensive back with helping him to stone barraging blitzers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
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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