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bombard

[bom-bahrd, buhm-, bom-bahrd] / bɒmˈbɑrd, bəm-, ˈbɒm bɑrd /


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"These rare events, triggered by large, well-positioned collisions in the main asteroid belt, bombard all inner solar system worlds," Bottke said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

‘I’ve plenty of time on my hands’: Advisers bombard me with offers of free steak dinners.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Deming goes old school to distort Reilly’s focus and bombard him with harsh spotlights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Sunday's presidential election comes about four months after outgoing President Patrice Talon survived a coup attempt, when Nigeria - the regional superpower - sent warplanes to bombard mutinous soldiers who had attempted to overthrow him.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

To Jesse Beams he added, “We are finding so many things happening when we bombard nuclei that we are rather bewildered.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Unlike Delta, which bombards premium travelers with what-to-expect emails ahead of their flight, JetBlue was notably silent about its Mint perks after I booked in mid-February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that bombards other planets in our solar system, such as Mars, making life there far more difficult.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025

Schools pile on homework, extracurricular activities consume evenings, and social media bombards us with comparisons to seemingly perfect families.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024

The Sun bombards Earth with a tremendous amount of energy, and the vast majority of it is reflected or quickly re-emitted as infrared heat.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024

Imam Malik looks helpless as our class bombards him with questions.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

OpenAI agents bombarded a United Nations website with search requests and then used a variety of aggressive techniques to access data on the system in June, according to an independent research report published Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

And I really can't because they're probably being bombarded by 700 people over there.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They then bombarded the gas mixture with protons to imitate the stream of energetic particles generated by solar superflares.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

They also bombarded the CFPB’s website with complaints, which included accounts of how Bilt’s AI support system gave information that was “completely wrong” and “demonstrably … false.”

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

As soon as I get into the house I’m bombarded with the colors of my family.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

But we also have things like Netflix Playground bombarding us.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The scammers who have been bombarding American smartphones with fake messages about packages and toll-road fines have pivoted to impersonating the phone companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

As diplomats wrangle for a breakthrough in what has been Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, Russia has continued to press forward with its assault, bombarding Ukraine daily.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

This tactic – of bombarding responders with lengthy bureaucratic checklists and processes – is routinely deployed by the junta to restrict the activities of international aid organisations in Myanmar, humanitarian sources told the BBC.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025

Rutherford experimented by bombarding gold foils with alpha particles emanating from a glass vial of purified radium.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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