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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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“He would bomb night after night for almost three months,” Allen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The very first sentence of Allen dropped a bomb that most people may have missed:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The couple who deployed the smoke bomb at their gender reveal party agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and were sentenced in February 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"SWAT team, bomb squad, K9 team, gang unit, negotiators, drone team. Every single asset we have to bring this to the safest conclusion is out here right now," he continued.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The mood had gotten worse in 1949, when the Soviet Union tested an atomic bomb.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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