bombed
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In 1969, we signed with Frank Zappa’s Straight Records, but our first two LPs bombed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In 2006, she memorably performed as a kids’ birthday party entertainer—and bombed.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
She thinks she’s bombed, but Dan, who has “magic ears,” hears what the song could be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
At the bombed Kyiv printing press Viktoria Haidai told me protecting the industry was vital to preserving Ukrainian literature.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Less than an hour after the Japanese bombed Hawaii, mines were being laid in San Francisco Bay.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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