barrage
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of intensifying strikes across the country to put pressure on Kyiv at upcoming talks after an overnight barrage triggered power cuts as temperatures drop.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
We should be proud that, thanks to the effort of thousands of people, the system held against a powerful barrage.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
U.K. brands have begun their annual barrage of high-production Christmas ads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
She will head to her bedroom, pull the door closed and the blinds down, and try to hide from the barrage of noise happening outside.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
I received a barrage of congratulations from my work colleagues and from my American boyfriend's family.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
An international shortage of interceptors for Patriot missile systems left Kyiv struggling to down incoming barrages of Russian ballistic missiles and promoted worries about attacks on energy infrastructure before winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
On the water, teenagers jostle for control of an inflatable mattress -- the kind taken down sleep on in underground metro stations during Russia's nightly barrages.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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
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Never has a league been barraged with so much unsolicited advice, my own gas included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
United were barraged by jeers from furious fans following the latest miserable result in another troubled season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
This week, however, the pageantry has been sorely tested, barraged by weeks of campus protest and controversy.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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Users responded by barraging the platform with dozens more in its place, and the original post has now garnered over four million views.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
People demanding tougher measures are barraging elected officials with phone calls and social-media messages.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2020
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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