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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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Nuclear test veterans met then Labour opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer, in 2021, campaigning for full disclosure of the impact of the UK's nuclear bomb testing programme.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Khalife was found guilty of spying but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax at the Army barracks where he had been based as a soldier.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The $43 million domestic debut, which Disney called a “good start,” virtually tied last year’s bomb “Snow White” for the lowest opening of any of its live-action remakes of animated classics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

An attempt to detonate or diffuse the bomb failed, so Officer Brian Murray and three others were lowered into the crater.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Mom and Dad and Sarah and Daniel and I have been speaking very quietly and walking very lightly; I’m sure bomb squads train this way.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

“It carries so much ordnance, so many bombs that we never could replace it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

With a production budget of over $200 million, Variety said, the adventure film based on a 1980s Mattel toy "will leave theaters as one of the year's biggest bombs."

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

He drops bombs, claims victory—but the wars lumber on.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

In a statement posted on X, Tedros said the WHO "cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling".

From BBC May 27, 2026

Three weeks later, two American atomic bombs forced Japan to surrender.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Welcome to Lukyanivka, one of the most heavily bombed neighborhoods in Ukraine’s capital city, but still one of the liveliest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

All we see is when a boat is bombed or when someone’s promotion is stopped.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

According to a CNN report on Sunday, satellite images show that Iran has unblocked 50 out of the 69 tunnel entrances bombed by the US and Israel at 18 underground missile facilities.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

In reality, the hospital where she gave birth was not bombed, as it is in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 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

It wasn’t without faults—primarily its outrageous money grabbing, from the $5,000 nosebleeds to seven figure hospitality “experiences”—but it was largely an uplifting, five-week love bombing from Earth’s most popular sport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He lost the use of his right hand after a bombing in 1981, burnishing his credentials as a Shia revolutionary who has known sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But some campaigners pointed to the actions of intelligence agencies after the Manchester Arena bombing, when MI5 was accused of misleading the inquiry into the incident.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

But the deadly bombing at the Damascus cafe last week was the latest security challenge for the new Islamist authorities as they try to reunify the country after more than 13 years of civil war.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

They complained to their bosses in Berlin, saying that Germany needed to court friends in South America, not start bombing campaigns.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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