as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against
the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered
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Japanese warplanes attacked, torpedoed and bombed the ship, which caught fire before flooding and slowly sinking.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026 -
On Friday, September 13, 1940, Nazi forces bombed Buckingham Palace in London.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Commercial traffic through the maritime chokepoint has virtually ceased since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Iran vowing to strike any vessels associated with the two countries or their partners.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran more than two weeks ago, Tehran has regularly fired on Israel, American bases in the region, and Gulf Arab countries’ energy infrastructure with drones and missiles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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