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bomber

[bom-er] / ˈbɒm ər /
NOUN
bombing airplane
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NOUN
terrorist
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The few hundred in attendance spanned the full spectrum of AfD voters: young men in black bomber jackets and Lonsdale sweaters, elderly couples, barefooted hippies with braided beards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

In June, a B-52 bomber jet crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, northeast of Los Angeles, killing eight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

He folded his long legs and balanced his arms on his knees, bunching his bomber jacket up around his ears.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

The water bombers, grounded often for maintenance, are prompting a debate over the country’s wildfire readiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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 type of slow, steady grooming Anya describes is designed to avoid triggering the target's sense of danger, "like stealth bombers are designed just to go under the radar", says the psychologist Quinn-Cirillo.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, Ford dismissed criticism of his government's handling of the fires, noting that over 150 fire crews are on the ground battling the blaze, along with over 80 water bombers and helicopters.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The huge, slow-moving dirigibles were later replaced by more reliable long-range airplanes, such as the German Gotha bombers that carried out daylight raids on London.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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