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bombshell

[bom-shel] / ˈbɒmˌʃɛl /










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Then came the next bombshell as it emerged that Reform MS for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg Sarah Cooper-Lesadd was defecting to Plaid Cymru.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Beach waves, bombshell, Targaryen-inspired twists, luscious locks and a tousled bob.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The report commissioned by Apollo, which came to be known as the Dechert report for the law firm that produced it, dropped the bombshell that Black had actually paid Epstein $158 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

He dropped a bombshell on my grandmother and me by telling us that on no account were we to risk the journey to Norway this summer.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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 did not hold any serious bombshells - nor any confirmation of alien life - but it marked the latest clear acknowledgement by the US government that it has investigated sightings of unidentified objects.

From BBC ● May 8, 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

There won't be any more bombshells on our screens this summer as Love Island wraps up its 12th series on Monday.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025

But the paper presented these allegations as scandalous bombshells, call-ing them “startling disclosures.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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