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barrage

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




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A barrage of newly concocted action sequences in the second half makes the pacing so off-balance that the film feels like a heron trying to fly with one blinged-out wing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 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

“I can call Gran and she’ll pick you up,” Dad said, wincing at Mom’s barrage.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Since last Thursday, piecemeal Russian airstrikes around the clock have replaced periodic massive barrages at night.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 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

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

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

But Vancouver limited chances from there while barraging Holmes with shots.

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2024

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

From Slate Oct. 26, 2023

So they are barraging customers with discounts, hoping to entice them to buy before an economic slowdown causes a change in behavior once more.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2022

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

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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