bombardment
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Despite weeks of U.S. bombardment and an ongoing naval blockade, Tehran is as protective of its nuclear program today as it was before the war began.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Countless pets were abandoned in Ukraine when their owners fled areas near the front line as they came under Russian bombardment.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Iran resisted U.S. bombardment for over a month, reaching a cease-fire that could allow it to maintain influence over a key sea lane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Some in the Iranian capital feared the ceasefire will come to naught, but others declared victory and most breathed a sigh of relief after weeks of bombardment.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
If element 94 was to be found, it could be found only through the intense and repeated bombardment of uranium—and the only machine capable of reaching the required energies was the sixty-inch cyclotron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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