bombshell
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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
It wasn’t a surprise, but it was a bombshell.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
In a sense, the ideal backdrop for a bombshell.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
AS IF SHE DIDN’T just drop a bombshell on us, Ama turns and whisks out of the office, closing the door behind her.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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
Producers were keen to capitalise on that for the latest All Stars, which saw six American bombshells enter in their own Casa Amor villa halfway through.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The hearing produced no major bombshells or confirmation of alien life.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Those two bombshells came on top of what was already shaping up to be a frustrating offseason for Mets fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 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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