bombed

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The Pickaxe Mountain site is a difficult target, buried 80 to 100 meters below ground—even deeper than the Fordow facility the U.S. bombed in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, Iraqi aircraft repeatedly bombed Kharg in an attempt to cripple Iran’s economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The buildings in Tehran and Qom where they were meant to meet were bombed this week but they are reported to be meeting virtually.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

“At the time that I was looking, the Tesla stocks bombed really hard, and resale is always top of mind for me,” De Groot said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Like so many other German cities, it had been heavily bombed by Allied forces during the war.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall