bombed

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Three more months later, it will be 85 years since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

In reality, the hospital where she gave birth was not bombed, as it is in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Farah and Tala Mousa, who live in a tent and have been repeatedly displaced since their home was bombed, have been named the Middle East regional winners of the youth-focused Earth Prize.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"I just hope we don't get bombed now," he joked.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The path he was interested in started down the side of a bombed house, fairly new, perhaps a railwayman's cottage rebuilt after the last time.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan