boomerang
Example Sentences
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The boomerang is exceptionally well preserved, with score marks suggesting it had been polished and carved for use by a right-handed individual.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
The oldest known boomerang from Australia dates to about 10,500 years ago, made from wood.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
The very notion that generosity can boomerang may at first seem counterintuitive.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025
"While launching widespread tariffs may seem like an effective tool, they can boomerang and cause unintended consequences."
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
It had a big blue-and-white plastic sign in the shape of an oval, and a boomerang that said: the lbj apartments.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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Australia and New Zealand - Introductory
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Australia and New Zealand - Middle School and High School
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