bomb
Example Sentences
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Matt Wrack, NASUWT's general secretary, said if female teachers are struggling to contain gender-based aggression, it is a "ticking time bomb" and male students need to be helped before "it is too late".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Lawyers for Lemus’ widow have filed a legal claim, accusing the department of not training him or sending him to the FBI bomb school as required.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“We wouldn’t be the first to mistakenly think a smarter bomb will keep us from putting boots on the ground,” the source said.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The community across the street from the Dimona strike has relocated some of its elderly to a large bomb shelter in a school, where they plan to stay until the end of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
If called upon, they would land on the White House lawn, pull the president out of the bomb shelter, and whisk him to the underground command center at Mount Weather.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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