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fusillade

[fyoo-suh-leyd, -lahd, -zuh-] / ˈfyu səˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, -zə- /
NOUN
rapid outburst
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Chinese officials directed a rhetorical fusillade at Ms. Takaichi, and have ratcheted up economic pressure by discouraging Chinese tourism to Japan and restricting rare-earth mineral exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Amid the fusillade of terrible headlines this year, one pierced my nerdy heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

This fusillade of explosions in quick succession produces a powerful galactic wind blowing gas out of the galaxy.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024

With protesters in Lima facing a nearly daily fusillade of tear gas, more people have joined the ranks of deactivators trying to shield them and keep the demonstrations going.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023

I turned around so I could face him and was met with a fusillade of saliva as he continued his tirade.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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