bombing raid
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Formerly Maduro's vice president, Rodriguez took over after a US bombing raid on Caracas on January 3 ended with his capture and transfer to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid on a German V-2 rocket site in Bois-Coquerel, France.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2023
In the play, he spars with a double for Vladimir Putin sent to taunt him, debates history with the ghost of Rasputin and ducks for cover every time an earsplitting bombing raid resounds.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023
The original skeleton had been destroyed in a bombing raid on London during World War II, making the two casts the only known records of this animal, Lomax reports today.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2022
My mom's labor had to be induced to avoid any risk of me being born during a bombing raid.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
