barrage
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We should be proud that, thanks to the effort of thousands of people, the system held against a powerful barrage.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Yet despite a barrage of robust data, Treasury bonds staged a surprise rally in October.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The pair took part in a final televised debate on Friday, during which they mostly focused on policy proposals after a first debate that quickly deteriorated into a barrage of insults.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
He writes of Ukraine as a land depleted by war, but also as a place where people find a way to carry on with their lives despite the constant barrage of missiles and drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
After a presentation of findings, the committee, which had read and analyzed the report in advance, let loose a barrage of questions and comments.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tens of thousands of Kyiv residents have spent nights in the city’s subway during Russia’s recent missile barrages, turning stations into underground towns packed with yoga mats, camping chairs and tents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Recent barrages have left even hardened residents shaken and sent them fleeing to shelters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
On the water, teenagers jostle for control of an inflatable mattress -- the kind taken down sleep on in underground metro stations during Russia's nightly barrages.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Allies, after much trial and error, learned to use their tanks effectively in coordination with artillery barrages, infantry assaults, and—toward the end of the war—attacks by low-flying aircraft.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Never has a league been barraged with so much unsolicited advice, my own gas included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
At an annual meeting of financial-aid administrators hosted by the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid earlier this year, people who work in college financial aid barraged government officials with questions about the change.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
United were barraged by jeers from furious fans following the latest miserable result in another troubled season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
He said it was unfair that the company’s workers had been barraged with threats, even as they grieved the loss of a colleague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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Users responded by barraging the platform with dozens more in its place, and the original post has now garnered over four million views.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
But Vancouver limited chances from there while barraging Holmes with shots.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Aymann Ismail knew something was up when his Egyptian mom started barraging him with Piers Morgan clips.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
Almost immediately, strangers began barraging the dead man’s Facebook page with insults and mockery.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Seven and Thorn did as she said, surrounding the Nightbeast as best they could and barraging it with combat spells as fast as they could go.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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