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fusillade

[fyoo-suh-leyd, -lahd, -zuh-] / ˈfyu səˌleɪd, -ˌlɑd, -zə- /
NOUN
rapid outburst
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Chinese officials directed a rhetorical fusillade at Ms. Takaichi, and have ratcheted up economic pressure by discouraging Chinese tourism to Japan and restricting rare-earth mineral exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In the unprecedented wind-driven fires of January, a fusillade of embers flew from burning hillside brush to neighborhoods, igniting houses and any fencing and furniture around them that would burn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

The fusillade reflected Russia’s renewed focus on striking Ukrainian energy facilities.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

In this context, the noise and clamoring of the media, the fusillade of poisonous opinion mongering, the silence of the lamppost video felt almost sacral.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

In the second half, the Fugees let loose with another fusillade of shots—and misses.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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