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[bom-bahrd, buhm-, bom-bahrd] / bɒmˈbɑrd, bəm-, ˈbɒm bɑrd /


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"These rare events, triggered by large, well-positioned collisions in the main asteroid belt, bombard all inner solar system worlds," Bottke said.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

‘I’ve plenty of time on my hands’: Advisers bombard me with offers of free steak dinners.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Deming goes old school to distort Reilly’s focus and bombard him with harsh spotlights.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The Apple feature, introduced last year with iOS 26, is meant to block the spam calls that continue to bombard Americans’ devices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

The shrill cries of babies, the repetitive moans, and the echoes of shallow, labored breathing bombard the large space.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Unlike Delta, which bombards premium travelers with what-to-expect emails ahead of their flight, JetBlue was notably silent about its Mint perks after I booked in mid-February.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that bombards other planets in our solar system, such as Mars, making life there far more difficult.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2025

Schools pile on homework, extracurricular activities consume evenings, and social media bombards us with comparisons to seemingly perfect families.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2024

He also summoned European gunsmiths, the most important of whom was the Hungarian named Urban, to craft bombards, an early form of cannon.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Imam Malik looks helpless as our class bombards him with questions.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Maria met the scammer impersonating Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed, also known by his pen name Fazza, on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app where he bombarded her with romantic messages.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

She believes that Steyer hit a ceiling because voters who are bombarded by ads eventually feel that the candidate is trying to purchase their affection.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s the industry’s fault for being too vocal, for beating the drum on Roth conversions. Consumers are just bombarded with conversion, conversion, conversion,” Panko said.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

In response, Israel bombarded Lebanon with air strikes.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Hall got the sample into place, and Rossi’s machine bombarded it with neutrons.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

To win some room to push back with Trump in private, Rutte began bombarding him with public support and praise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

As diplomats wrangle for a breakthrough in what has been Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, Russia has continued to press forward with its assault, bombarding Ukraine daily.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

The “Raging Grannies of Sacramento” had set up a stage, and were testing microphones in advance of bombarding the crowd with song.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2025

Julie Kilmartin, who took Nancy into her home, said there had been a "lot of excitement" and people were "bombarding her all weekend" after learning of the find.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

On any other night, the guys would have been scooping it up by the fistful, making snowballs, and bombarding each other, but not tonight.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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