bombshell
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In bombshell interviews and tell-all documentaries, the American former actor has never hidden how difficult she found things following her 2018 fairytale wedding to Harry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Dodgers acquired Skubal in an abundantly predictable bombshell trade with the Detroit Tigers in exchange for a trio of prospects, wanting to test the idiom that a ballclub can never have enough pitching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It wasn’t a surprise, but it was a bombshell.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
It would have taken weeks for the bombshell document to reach Whitehall.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
My father actually hummed as he looked over the menu, and then right after we placed our orders, he dropped his bombshell.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
However, it was soon revealed they were not actually going home, and were sent on dates with two new bombshells instead.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
They survived a delayed start because of South African wildfires and an invasion from American bombshells, but the latest Love Island: All Stars winners have been revealed.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Two aspects of the 28-point peace plan, in particular, landed like bombshells in Europe’s defense and foreign-policy establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
But the paper presented these allegations as scandalous bombshells, call-ing them “startling disclosures.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
