bomb
Example Sentences
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But underneath the complex and expensive megamerger sits a potential time bomb that could be triggered if regulators elsewhere create significant roadblocks.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Ahmed: I feel like anything I say, there’s like a bomb on my leg that might go off.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
"It was almost like a bomb went off. That's what it felt like for me," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The very first sentence of Allen dropped a bomb that most people may have missed:
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
If a block’s been roped off because there’s an unexploded bomb buried in the street, people just go round another way.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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