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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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The sky filled with helicopters—some skimming the rooftops—along with fighter jets and B-1 bombers.
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Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, Chinese officials have confirmed live drills around the island, which have included 130 aircraft, such as fighters and bombers; 14 military ships; and eight other official ships from Beijing.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Where a long-range bomber like the Boeing B-29 could fly from England to Berlin and back, the post-war Convair B-36 Peacemaker could make it to Moscow and back.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
To demonstrate the system’s capabilities, the research team, led by Huang Jiangtao of the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre, applied PADJ-X to conceptual configurations resembling the US Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, which is currently undergoing flight testing.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
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Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, Chinese officials have confirmed live drills around the island, which have included 130 aircraft, such as fighters and bombers; 14 military ships; and eight other official ships from Beijing.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Where a long-range bomber like the Boeing B-29 could fly from England to Berlin and back, the post-war Convair B-36 Peacemaker could make it to Moscow and back.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
To demonstrate the system’s capabilities, the research team, led by Huang Jiangtao of the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre, applied PADJ-X to conceptual configurations resembling the US Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, which is currently undergoing flight testing.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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bomber
noun
bomb·er
ˈbäm-ər 
: one that bombs
especially
: an airplane designed for dropping bombs
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