barrage
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Norman’s practice of old-fashioned retail politics is faced off by a barrage of television ads on Graham’s behalf.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
That wall of sound barrage of guitars and then: “Hey, ho, let’s go!”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Kyiv's military administration said the barrage damaged residential buildings and several warehouses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Uefa has now taken aim at Infantino with a thunderous barrage of criticism, condemnation and vicious questioning.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Combined with Russian barrages, these strikes now threaten to halt the sea’s maritime commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
In vain, officials have urged locals to avoid the beaches -- exposed areas that offer no protection from Russian aerial barrages.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The IDF said two barrages of missiles were detected and intercepted.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 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
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
King, after he produced “Bohemian Rhapsody,” was barraged with proposals for films about other musical artists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
United were barraged by jeers from furious fans following the latest miserable result in another troubled season.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
And if you’ve been searching for information about the fight, you’ve probably been barraged by online ads.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Aymann Ismail knew something was up when his Egyptian mom started barraging him with Piers Morgan clips.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023
Those complaints in 2018 and 2020 about Jackson barraging students with social media and text messages, first reported by The Seattle Times, posed no obstacle to Jackson staying on the job.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
They started barraging her with questions about her outfit, and how she’d prepare.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
She wasn’t just trying to win me over as a documentary filmmaker but she was barraging me with questions about my life and where I was from, which she does with everybody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2019
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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