bombed

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The U.S. first bombed Kharg Island in March, hitting military targets surrounding the island’s oil infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The imbroglio has numerous echoes of Kushner’s experience late last year in Serbia, where he had hoped to build a Trump-branded hotel on a Belgrade site once bombed by North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In reality, the hospital where she gave birth was not bombed, as it is in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In December Royal Hill was bombed by the Thai air force during the brief border war between the two countries – the Thais say Cambodian drones were being launched from the casino.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“My uncle flew a plane in the war. He bombed Germany. It’s strange to think of him doing something like this.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie