bombshell
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It wasn’t a surprise, but it was a bombshell.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
It would have taken weeks for the bombshell document to reach Whitehall.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Keyser joined the series as a "bombshell" during the show's traditional mid-season Casa Amor twist, where new islanders enter the villa to challenge existing relationships.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
It seems “Love Island USA” producers pulled one bombshell aside for a chat, one that has led to her firing from the hit reality dating series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Then my mother dropped the bombshell: She was expecting another baby—a girl—the day before my birthday.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Peacock announced last week that Montgomery was among the bombshells entering the villa in Fiji for the latest season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
They survived a delayed start because of South African wildfires and an invasion from American bombshells, but the latest Love Island: All Stars winners have been revealed.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Two aspects of the 28-point peace plan, in particular, landed like bombshells in Europe’s defense and foreign-policy establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
When the news broke and Agar was presented with his baggy green cap by Glenn McGrath, Cricket Australia's own website called it "one of the biggest Ashes bombshells in history".
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
But the paper presented these allegations as scandalous bombshells, call-ing them “startling disclosures.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
