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barrage

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




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Maresca, who has not only inherited Guardiola's legacy but also the fallout from City's punishment, was calm itself in the face of a barrage of questions at his media briefing before Sunday's game.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Yet the 72-year-old Gibney seems unbothered by the barrage as he logs on to Zoom in a black hoodie from his home in Brooklyn, fresh from a Sunday game of tennis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But for many employees, continually encountering a barrage of nascent, foreign and constantly changing tools has left them feeling overwhelmed and overworked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Let’s tackle the first, which is how to stop the barrage of bizarre excuses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Unable to step outside, the conquistadors cowered in shelters beneath a relentless, weeks-long barrage of flaming stone.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

The IDF said two barrages of missiles were detected and intercepted.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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

And if you’ve been searching for information about the fight, you’ve probably been barraged by online ads.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024

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

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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

“They’re barraging us with emails and calls,” Weeks said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

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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