bomb

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Matt Wrack, NASUWT's general secretary, said if female teachers are struggling to contain gender-based aggression, it is a "ticking time bomb" and male students need to be helped before "it is too late".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Then-Kentucky coach Rick Pitino still sees Hill’s unbothered bomb in his sleep, three decades later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“We wouldn’t be the first to mistakenly think a smarter bomb will keep us from putting boots on the ground.”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

A Reuters report that Iranian hardliners were pushing for Tehran to obtain a nuclear bomb helped push stocks to their lowest levels of the session in the afternoon, according to commentary published by Mizuho Securities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

During the war she’d earned legendary status in the Soviet spy service by sneaking past FBI agents with atomic bomb plans hidden in a tissue box.

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