bombed

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The city was heavily bombed during World War Two and unexploded ordnance is still occasionally discovered.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The Pickaxe Mountain site is a difficult target, buried 80 to 100 meters below ground—even deeper than the Fordow facility the U.S. bombed in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, Iraqi aircraft repeatedly bombed Kharg in an attempt to cripple Iran’s economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The country did not pull out of the competition last summer when the US bombed three nuclear facilities in the country.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“That’s right. Outside the Law Courts. It was bombed in— oh, many years ago. It was a church at one time. St. Clement’s Dane, its name was.”

From "1984" by George Orwell