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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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The bomber, a review team official said, did not arrive at Abbey Gate until just before the explosion.
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Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Even if the bomber had not been freed by the Taliban, ISIS-K would still have been able to carry out the bombing, the second official said.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
One way to view the meteoric growth of women’s college basketball is through the career arc of its current protagonist: Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa’s stone-cold mad bomber.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The island, which has long been a focal point of North Korean saber rattling, is home to Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US can launch its B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
If Russia were to ever launch missiles or bomber jets to strike North America, the shortest path would be over the North Pole.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin also had Tu-22M3 heavy bombers conduct five flights over the Baltic Sea in 2023, compared with none the previous year.
—Milda Seputyte, Bloomberg.com, 7 Mar. 2024
The teenage bomber, who turned 16 this month, is already valued at $11 million, according to Transfermarkt, after two senior appearances (12 minutes in total) off the bench for the Rossoneri.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For his spring 2024 Bally debut, Bellotti nodded to the brand’s history as a leather goods house, sending out men and women in copious amounts of leather: bombers, blazers, trenches, even summer dresses.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Even if the bomber had not been freed by the Taliban, ISIS-K would still have been able to carry out the bombing, the second official said.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
One way to view the meteoric growth of women’s college basketball is through the career arc of its current protagonist: Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa’s stone-cold mad bomber.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The island, which has long been a focal point of North Korean saber rattling, is home to Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US can launch its B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
If Russia were to ever launch missiles or bomber jets to strike North America, the shortest path would be over the North Pole.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin also had Tu-22M3 heavy bombers conduct five flights over the Baltic Sea in 2023, compared with none the previous year.
—Milda Seputyte, Bloomberg.com, 7 Mar. 2024
The teenage bomber, who turned 16 this month, is already valued at $11 million, according to Transfermarkt, after two senior appearances (12 minutes in total) off the bench for the Rossoneri.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For his spring 2024 Bally debut, Bellotti nodded to the brand’s history as a leather goods house, sending out men and women in copious amounts of leather: bombers, blazers, trenches, even summer dresses.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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bomber
noun
bomb·er
ˈbäm-ər 
: one that bombs
especially
: an airplane designed for dropping bombs
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