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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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An experimental United States bomber went so high into the substratosphere after eclipse pictures Sunday that its four motors left a wake of frozen exhaust in the sky.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The modeling agent paid $20 at a thrift store for his reversible bomber style that’s plaid on one side and red on the other.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
If Iran’s defenses were still functional, the bombers would be very vulnerable to attack.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The modeling agent paid $20 at a thrift store for his reversible bomber style that’s plaid on one side and red on the other.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
If Iran’s defenses were still functional, the bombers would be very vulnerable to attack.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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