barrage
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Kyiv's military administration said the barrage damaged residential buildings and several warehouses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Uefa has now taken aim at Infantino with a thunderous barrage of criticism, condemnation and vicious questioning.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s a malicious and relentless barrage of the mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The barrage of missiles and drones hit ships that specialize in short voyages in and out of the Persian Gulf known as “shuttle runs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
When we were a block away from Calhoun Place, a barrage of thunder cracked open the floodgates to the sky.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Ukrainians fear this could be the first in a wave of brutal assaults leading up to Ukrainian independence day on Monday—a date on which Moscow has often launched huge missile barrages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In vain, officials have urged locals to avoid the beaches -- exposed areas that offer no protection from Russian aerial barrages.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The IDF said two barrages of missiles were detected and intercepted.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
The Allies, after much trial and error, learned to use their tanks effectively in coordination with artillery barrages, infantry assaults, and—toward the end of the war—attacks by low-flying aircraft.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
At an annual meeting of financial-aid administrators hosted by the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid earlier this year, people who work in college financial aid barraged government officials with questions about the change.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Stars like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and teenage wonder Macklin Celebrini repeatedly barraged the zone, to no avail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
United were barraged by jeers from furious fans following the latest miserable result in another troubled season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
But Vancouver limited chances from there while barraging Holmes with shots.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Aymann Ismail knew something was up when his Egyptian mom started barraging him with Piers Morgan clips.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
“They’re barraging us with emails and calls,” Weeks said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
They started barraging her with questions about her outfit, and how she’d prepare.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
Seven and Thorn did as she said, surrounding the Nightbeast as best they could and barraging it with combat spells as fast as they could go.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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