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bombardment

[bom-bahrd-muhnt] / bɒmˈbɑrd mənt /
NOUN
barrage
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The cease-fire will bring immediate relief to Lebanon, where an Israeli invasion and bombardment has left more than 2,000 dead and over a million displaced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The vast majority surveyed said they believed neither Iran nor Hezbollah in Lebanon had been severely weakened by the recent US and Israeli bombardment.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The Moon has endured constant bombardment over its 4.5 billion year history.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The incident came after more than a month of US and Israeli bombardment of Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If element 94 was to be found, it could be found only through the intense and repeated bombardment of uranium—and the only machine capable of reaching the required energies was the sixty-inch cyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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