bomb
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But the appeals court noted that the existing injunction specifically allows construction of underground bunkers, bomb shelters and military and medical infrastructure to continue, along with aboveground work strictly necessary for security.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
During Friday’s investigation into the bomb threat at Huntington Hospital, patients and staff were not evacuated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
While there is no evidence of a link to the Leipzig drone bomb, the 2024 plot certainly highlights the potential.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Officers then dispatched a bomb disposal robot, while air traffic was halted for several hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
On June 23, 1944, the 125th’s commander, Valentin Markov, led a formation of Pe-2s, including Klava and Galya’s plane, to bomb German positions in Belorussia.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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As Japan marks the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombs, its leaders are pushing for a renewed debate on nuclear weapons in a challenge to the nation's long-time pacifist stance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
The wildfires threatening Madrid carried about as much energy as 29 of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima, said Resco de Dios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Earlier US media reports suggested the deal could allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium in the future - which can be used as fuel for power plants, but also potentially to make nuclear bombs.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
All the regiments would need armorers to load bombs and machine guns, and the fighter and dive-bomber regiments would also need radio technicians and parachute packers.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Surviving crews say they were bombed, and detained, by U.S. forces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
A 1951 letter from another POW said Rose was in the rear hold of the Oryoku Maru when it was bombed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Heavily bombed during World War Two because of its huge manufacturing capacity, Manchester became a creative hub from the 1980s onwards with bands like New Order and Oasis achieving global fame.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
"They thought they would never be caught, because we never bomb during breakfast. But we bombed," Trump said during the G7 summit in France last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The more I learned about Korea, the more I was afraid we could be bombed right at our own house in Little Rock, Arkansas.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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The bombing campaign lasted 53 days and saw the U.S. carry out strikes on over 1,000 Houthi targets, though the group proved to be more resilient than U.S. officials first anticipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sixty years since the Aberfan disaster, victims of major tragedies such as the Manchester Arena bombing say they still face a "disgraceful" struggle for support.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The original specimens of the sail-backed dinosaur Spinosaurus were destroyed in Munich by an allied bombing raid in 1944.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
De la Espriella condemned the bombing "in the strongest terms," adding that "terrorism will not intimidate Colombia."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
It was past midnight when a frantic telephone call came in from the site where the practice bombing was supposed to take place.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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