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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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Khan visited Pyongyang to help with uranium enrichment, an alternative path to a bomb that North Korea pursued covertly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Lawyers for Lemus’ widow have filed a legal claim, accusing the department of not training him or sending him to the FBI bomb school as required.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

Then they ran to their cellars, bomb shelters, and underground bunkers.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti