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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

Mostly, these conversations, when not venting about the disruption to bus schedules and the noisiness of bomber jet flyovers, focus on the absolute failure of the fair.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

Since then, the heavy bomber has undergone more than half a dozen transformations to align its technology with the military’s changing needs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

And when Nixon said he’d be the mad bomber, they believed him.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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

As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The night bombers didn’t need paved surfaces or even runways; the pilots just pointed their planes into the wind and took off from the dirt or the grass.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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