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barrage

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




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Lyudmila, a pensioner who was resting on some steps, described the endless toll of nights under barrage.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

We should be proud that, thanks to the effort of thousands of people, the system held against a powerful barrage.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

She will head to her bedroom, pull the door closed and the blinds down, and try to hide from the barrage of noise happening outside.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But other pressures also have played roles in recent rate volatility, including concerns about inflation, the large U.S. debt load and the barrage of debt issuance tied to the AI build-out this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Her constant barrage of questions usually annoyed him.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

Ukraine's stretched air defences are struggling to cope with the barrages, Maxim Timchenko, chief executive of the power company DTEK, said in an interview.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

In World War I, all sides dug in to escape artillery barrages, while the British Army formed units of miners, nicknamed the Moles, to tunnel to German trenches and plant explosives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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 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

Users responded by barraging the platform with dozens more in its place, and the original post has now garnered over four million views.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

Many more mayoral hopefuls are barraging labor leaders for their support, with one key union already committed: Scott M. Stringer, the city comptroller, landed an early endorsement from a union representing 45,000 retail workers.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 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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