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bomber

[bom-er] / ˈbɒm ər /
NOUN
bombing airplane
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NOUN
terrorist
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The first DHC-515 -- the modernized version of the water bomber -- will go to Greece, Cote said, "in early 2028."

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Swire believes Megrahi is innocent, even befriending the convicted bomber up until his death in 2012.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Squadrons of jet fighters have been staged across the Middle East, and bomber aircraft at bases in the U.S. and U.K. are on high alert to ramp up operations, according to one of the officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Another area of inquiry was the idea that the bomber had a grudge against the Port Authority, whose facilities had endured years of threats.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

I was safer in a B-29 bomber over Japan during the war in an air raid, than the people of Washington are walking to the White House neighborhood.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

But priceless hours were lost Saturday with the wind keeping dozens of water bombers from operating.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

On Japan’s mainland, Hirohito watched helplessly as American bombers ran out of large cities and began destroying smaller ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Chinese commercial AI startup MizarVision has been posting on social media its analyses of U.S. military deployments based on satellite imagery—including the movements of American aircraft carriers and bombers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The type of slow, steady grooming Anya describes is designed to avoid triggering the target's sense of danger, "like stealth bombers are designed just to go under the radar", says the psychologist Quinn-Cirillo.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

They did the same for wrecked American bombers on the ground, and those planes flew up backwards to join the formation.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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