bombardment
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Speaking in Downing Street, Burnham said the recent days had been "dark and difficult" for Ukraine, with the country suffering "heavy bombardment".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
On the ground in Gaza, it meant that Israel's large-scale bombardment stopped, which brought substantial relief and an increase in humanitarian aid and medical supplies entering the territory.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
They made frantic repairs to the walls as the bombardment continued and looked hopefully for the rumored relief fleets that the Venetians and Pope Nicholas V were preparing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Terekh grew up in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, and from her children's home in Saltivka -- a district now among the areas hardest hit by Russian bombardment -- she could see Belgorod in Russia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mrs. Reilly asked wildly after what seemed to be the final bombardment.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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