bombshell

Example Sentences

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They will have to wait longer after Amazon.com dropped a bombshell on the industry.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the organization for regulators from every U.S. state, in 2024 published a bombshell study revealing that the ratings on insurers’ private-credit investments were routinely inflated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The prosecution dropped the potential bombshell: that Hipolito signed a stipulation saying he knew Crook was a federal officer or employee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And when the next bombshell research report drops, ask yourself: Do I own the companies in the obituary section or the companies writing the eulogy?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

My father’s arrest had come in September, and when Christmas was but two days away, my mother dropped a bombshell.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane