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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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Sheriff Department officials did not respond to questions regarding whether Lemus had formal training for the bomb squad.

From Los Angeles Times

That notion runs counter to the lessons of wars—from the bombing of North Vietnam to NATO’s campaign in Kosovo—where political outcomes couldn’t be achieved solely from the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe we need a 3D-animated remake of “Dr. Strangelove” to convince today’s distracted generations that nuclear bombs are not an aesthetic.

From Salon

Even before the first bombs fell on Iran, after all, the U.S. was shortchanging all those imperatives.

From Los Angeles Times

A patient who intervened to prevent a bombing at a hospital has revealed he hugged the man who was planning the attack to help calm him down.

From BBC