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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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In a message of reconciliation, there will be a visit to the ruins of Coventry Cathedral, bombed during the Second World War.

From BBC

Following the backlash to the Haymarket Square bombing and a series of failed strikes, the Knights faded.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stoppard’s father, a doctor, joined the British Army and died when his ship was bombed.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was re-elected to Congress in 1941 and argued against America joining the fight in World War II. But the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor later that year galvanized the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

“His life was like a time bomb waiting to explode,” his wife, Jane, recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal