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boomerang

[boo-muh-rang] / ˈbu məˌræŋ /


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We of all people should know the boomerang swings back, but we got too dependent on you to truly acknowledge that.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The oldest known boomerang from Australia dates to about 10,500 years ago, made from wood.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

"While launching widespread tariffs may seem like an effective tool, they can boomerang and cause unintended consequences."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

Wartilykirri is a hooked boomerang shaped like the number seven, used by Aborigines in southeastern Australia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

It had a big blue-and-white plastic sign in the shape of an oval, and a boomerang that said: the lbj apartments.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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