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bombard

[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

Increasingly, we do so at our own peril, retreating into screens that bombard us with ever more fearsome stories of others, which causes us to retreat even further.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

I wait for his thoughts to bombard me, but all I get is silence.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

The Sun bombards Earth with a tremendous amount of energy, and the vast majority of it is reflected or quickly re-emitted as infrared heat.

From Science Magazine Apr. 4, 2024

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

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

In the following months, Owens bombarded him with texts and emails, imploring him to date her and promising to carry the pregnancy to term if he didn’t respond.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

They then bombarded the gas mixture with protons to imitate the stream of energetic particles generated by solar superflares.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

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

In response, Israel bombarded Lebanon with air strikes.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Woman to Woman’s second Money Matters workshop has ended, and the guest speaker is bombarded by all the mentees rushing to meet him.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

But we also have things like Netflix Playground bombarding us.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Ecuador, which finished second in the South American World Cup qualifiers, put up a strong fight, bombarding the Mexican team with crosses, albeit without much organization.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 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

That can be done as simply as bombarding a drone or rocket with signals that drown out the connection to their operator or satellite guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

I put my hands over my ears and shut my eyes to stop all the colors that are bombarding me.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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