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barrage

[buh-rahzh, bar-ahzh, bahr-ij] / bəˈrɑʒ, ˈbær ɑʒ, ˈbɑr ɪdʒ /




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Her post was met with a barrage of heated comments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

"Given that the peak of this barrage coincides with a period of widespread cooling and major shifts in our biosphere, it is tempting to suggest that the former produced the latter," Bottke said.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Starting at 6:30 a.m., she will take a barrage of tests: She’ll spit in a tube, check her temperature and measure her heart-rate variability.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

South Africa's Zulu king has expressed "deep" regret after a leaked video captured him hurling a barrage of insults at one of his wives.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The fire ant suddenly became the target of a barrage of government releases, motion pictures, and government-inspired stories portraying it as a despoiler of southern agriculture and a killer of birds, livestock, and man.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Recent barrages have left even hardened residents shaken and sent them fleeing to shelters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 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 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

King, after he produced “Bohemian Rhapsody,” was barraged with proposals for films about other musical artists.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 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

He said it was unfair that the company’s workers had been barraged with threats, even as they grieved the loss of a colleague.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2024

As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

Aymann Ismail knew something was up when his Egyptian mom started barraging him with Piers Morgan clips.

From Slate Oct. 26, 2023

On the pass protection front, Pleasant — a 6-foot, 225-pound battering ram — credited his history as a high school defensive back with helping him to stone barraging blitzers.

From Seattle Times Oct. 16, 2021

They started barraging her with questions about her outfit, and how she’d prepare.

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2021

Many more mayoral hopefuls are barraging labor leaders for their support, with one key union already committed: Scott M. Stringer, the city comptroller, landed an early endorsement from a union representing 45,000 retail workers.

From New York Times Nov. 19, 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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