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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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Children in Gaza are not only surviving bombs and displacement; they are carrying an overwhelming psychological burden that grows heavier each day.

From Los Angeles Times

England's bomb squad came on, but didn't really go off.

From BBC

In the 1990s, brokers called index funds “tax bombs” that would supposedly hit investors with huge, unexpected tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal

The real stars of the Milan Cortina Games aren’t on skis or skates or even bombing downhill on sleds.

From The Wall Street Journal

A massive operation was launched on the South Ockendon site involving three forces, firearms officers and drones, and ultimately the counter-terrorism officers and an army bomb disposal team.

From BBC