bombshell
Example Sentences
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Still, that left them far away from playoff contention—and set the stage for this week’s bombshell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Shortly after at 12:58 BST on Thursday he posted the bombshell news on X.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
And when the next bombshell research report drops, ask yourself: Do I own the companies in the obituary section or the companies writing the eulogy?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
He dropped a bombshell on my grandmother and me by telling us that on no account were we to risk the journey to Norway this summer.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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