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Recent Examples of bombings
Leading the effort is the ATF National Response Team, a specialized rapid-response force that responds to the nation’s highest-profile bombings, explosions and arson, including the 9/11 World Trade Center attack and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombings
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Russia on Tuesday fired almost 1,000 drones and 34 missiles at Ukraine in one of the war’s biggest bombardments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Speaking from the eastern Turkish-Iranian border Tuesday, Iranians spoke about hearing heavy bombardments, especially in Tehran.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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Washington reports only assaults involving a dangerous weapon.—
Stella Canino-Quinones,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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The detective said police believe all of the suspects who committed the in-person robberies and assaults in the Bay Area and California have been arrested.—
Megan Cassidy,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Israeli forces had launched raids into southern Lebanon for years, during the war against Hamas in Gaza, and then as the current Iran war began, but the operations have expanded significantly in recent weeks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Widiyatmoko said a day before Lyons' arrest in Bali, police in Scotland and Spain carried out raids in connection with the case, with the help of Europol, a European Union law enforcement cooperation hub.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The location served as a resource for residents during World War II, sharing information about air raids, bomb shelters and civilian and military defense jobs.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the latest fighting, Israel has launched blistering air raids across Lebanon, killing more than 1,000 people — mostly outside of the border area — and displacing over a million.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the forces being deployed are light infantry, units that lack the large armored vehicles, including tanks, that typically underpin sustained ground offensives.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Putin is widely expected to launch new offensives as the weather in Ukraine improves, piling further pressure on Kyiv.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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When will these onslaughts of cold end?—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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Oil prices have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel opened aggressions by assassinating Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a series of missile strikes that also killed the commander of the IRGC, the minister of defense, and other top brass.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026
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As servers delicately navigate around the women, serving plates of food that will never be touched, micro-aggressions are tossed, disguised as jokes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Redshirt freshman Canaan Moore played in one game, against Eastern Washington, hitting one of his two field-goal attempts and all four extra points.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Isbel has recorded three steals on three attempts (10th in MLB).—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Bombings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombings. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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