barrage

Example Sentences

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After two years of recession due to an industrial slump and weak demand, Chancellor Friedrich Merz earlier this year promised a barrage of measures, including a public spending blitz, to reboot Europe's top economy.

From Barron's

The barrage lasted for 59 minutes and they eventually slipped into a neighbouring building and escaped.

From BBC

A particularly heavy barrage floored Yarde and the champion was rightly penalised for the late punch.

From BBC

Security Council that Russia’s continuing daily attacks on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure have resulted in civilian casualties, and Moscow recently escalated its barrages in populated areas including the capital, Kyiv.

From Seattle Times

But the administrators faced a barrage of other pointed questions at the hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee, mainly from Republicans, who adopted a prosecutorial tone as they pushed for more definitive answers.

From New York Times