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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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The $43 million domestic debut, which Disney called a “good start,” virtually tied last year’s bomb “Snow White” for the lowest opening of any of its live-action remakes of animated classics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Indeed, that was effectively unknowable because, as the NYPD’s chief of detectives told reporters, they had learned that the bomb could’ve been timed to go off anywhere in the 12 hours prior to actual detonation.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

"They thought they would never be caught, because we never bomb during breakfast. But we bombed," Trump said during the G7 summit in France last month.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

At the Greenbrier, in West Virginia, the bomb shelter for Congress was stocked with food for sixty days.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

U.S. and European farmers had bought most of their spring inputs by the time bombs fell on Feb 28.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

He drops bombs, claims victory—but the wars lumber on.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

When Baerwald read that, “I was really alarmed, in the moment,” he says, realizing how closely tied his grandfather had been to the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

In a statement posted on X, Tedros said the WHO "cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling".

From BBC May 27, 2026

After they’d dropped their bombs, Kaleriya and Nadya headed for the open water of the Black Sea to avoid being shot at from the ground.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

All we see is when a boat is bombed or when someone’s promotion is stopped.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

Renton’s surroundings mirror his soul: bombed into rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

According to a CNN report on Sunday, satellite images show that Iran has unblocked 50 out of the 69 tunnel entrances bombed by the US and Israel at 18 underground missile facilities.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

In reality, the hospital where she gave birth was not bombed, as it is in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Deep down, I thought that maybe Tanisha had bombed the audition on purpose.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

But some campaigners pointed to the actions of intelligence agencies after the Manchester Arena bombing, when MI5 was accused of misleading the inquiry into the incident.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

He lost the use of his right hand after a bombing in 1981, burnishing his credentials as a Shia revolutionary who has known sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“We’re grabbing for straws, trying to develop something,” an officer told the New York Times within 24 hours of the bombing.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

But the deadly bombing at the Damascus cafe last week was the latest security challenge for the new Islamist authorities as they try to reunify the country after more than 13 years of civil war.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

No fighting or bombing or invading other places, just living out in the open, on the beach.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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