bombed
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In a message of reconciliation, there will be a visit to the ruins of Coventry Cathedral, bombed during the Second World War.
From BBC
Stoppard’s father, a doctor, joined the British Army and died when his ship was bombed.
The last high-profile stab at turning the popular tabletop role-playing game into a feature film, 2000’s New Line Cinema production “Dungeons & Dragons,” was savaged by critics and bombed at the box office.
From Los Angeles Times
In January, military planes bombed the headquarters of the Chin National Front in Thantlang, killing five members of its armed wing, the Chin National Army, and damaging a clinic and other buildings.
From Seattle Times
They bombed a maternity hospital as well as a theater housing scores of women and children seeking refuge.
From New York Times
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