bombshell
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It wasn’t a surprise, but it was a bombshell.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
It would have taken weeks for the bombshell document to reach Whitehall.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The judge’s bombshell allegations Tuesday are set to overshadow what would otherwise have been a sweet time in Jonathan’s personal life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
They will have to wait longer after Amazon.com dropped a bombshell on the industry.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
All true, but the military, which was still recovering from Yardley’s bombshell, did not want to see such things in print.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
“Love Island USA” Season 8 premieres Tuesday, sans Montgomery, and will feature a number of SoCal bombshells among its cast in Fuji.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Two aspects of the 28-point peace plan, in particular, landed like bombshells in Europe’s defense and foreign-policy establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
When the news broke and Agar was presented with his baggy green cap by Glenn McGrath, Cricket Australia's own website called it "one of the biggest Ashes bombshells in history".
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Here are the biggest bombshells from the documentary:
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
But the paper presented these allegations as scandalous bombshells, call-ing them “startling disclosures.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
