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bomb

[bom] / bɒm /




VERB
fail miserably
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They said they were looking for several suspects, but insisted the bomb was not an act of terrorism.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“He would bomb night after night for almost three months,” Allen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"SWAT team, bomb squad, K9 team, gang unit, negotiators, drone team. Every single asset we have to bring this to the safest conclusion is out here right now," he continued.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The Iranian conversion facility, without which one can’t make a bomb, was destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“You must not call it a carnival. Every year on August sixth we remember those who died when the atom bomb was dropped on our city. It is a memorial day.”

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr




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