broadside

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The Dunlap broadside was a broadside in a figurative sense as well as a literal one, blasting its message like cannons fired from the side of a warship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Mohamed Salah has been welcomed back from the Africa Cup of Nations with open arms due to a lack of firepower up front despite his public broadside towards Slot last month.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

If C had chased through, we would have been hit broadside: “They have absolutely no respect for traffic laws.”

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

Then came the statement from Desmond, reiterating this, while also launching a broadside at the former manager.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

After the appearance of the General Advisory Committee’s broadside against the Super in 1949, Strauss became convinced, in his customary fashion, that Oppie was not merely a fool but a traitor.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik