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bombard

[bom-bahrd, buhm-, bom-bahrd] / bɒmˈbɑrd, bəm-, ˈbɒm bɑrd /


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Related: ‘I’ve plenty of time on my hands’: Advisers bombard me with offers of free steak dinners.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

"These rare events, triggered by large, well-positioned collisions in the main asteroid belt, bombard all inner solar system worlds," Bottke said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

Deming goes old school to distort Reilly’s focus and bombard him with harsh spotlights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The Apple feature, introduced last year with iOS 26, is meant to block the spam calls that continue to bombard Americans’ devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Seaborg’s group commandeered the cyclotron to bombard uranium twenty-four hours a day.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Unlike Delta, which bombards premium travelers with what-to-expect emails ahead of their flight, JetBlue was notably silent about its Mint perks after I booked in mid-February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that bombards other planets in our solar system, such as Mars, making life there far more difficult.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025

Schools pile on homework, extracurricular activities consume evenings, and social media bombards us with comparisons to seemingly perfect families.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024

Before the adoption of bombards and cannon, sieges of cities could drag on interminably; some lasted for years.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Imam Malik looks helpless as our class bombards him with questions.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

"I don't think people need to be bombarded with information but the group experience helps you think, 'oh, it's not just me' and lets you take a step back from it all," Peters says.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Adding to the phone-calls-may-be-disruptive argument, Hall said in today’s digital-heavy world, people are constantly being bombarded by notifications on their phones.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

They then bombarded the gas mixture with protons to imitate the stream of energetic particles generated by solar superflares.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Instead of hearing primarily from candidates, voters are bombarded by party committees, super PACs, labor unions, trade associations, advocacy organizations and issue groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Given our proximity to the animals we love, we must be getting constantly bombarded by their microbes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

But we also have things like Netflix Playground bombarding us.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

To win some room to push back with Trump in private, Rutte began bombarding him with public support and praise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

As diplomats wrangle for a breakthrough in what has been Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, Russia has continued to press forward with its assault, bombarding Ukraine daily.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The “Raging Grannies of Sacramento” had set up a stage, and were testing microphones in advance of bombarding the crowd with song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025

As soon as she said hello, I started bombarding her with questions: “Mommy, are you coming home, ever? How come you didn’t stay after the recital? Are you still mad at Daddy?”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English


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