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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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Hundreds have been arrested in countries across the Gulf region, according to the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, some on allegations of expressing sympathies for Iran’s attacks and for posting images of Iranian bombardments to social media.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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The commitments came as Kyiv warned of escalating Russian bombardments and urgently pressed for more air defenses.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s assaults typically come with some warning — the ominous buzz of low-flying drones, and an evacuation order shared on social media by the Israel Defense Forces’ Arabic spokesman.—
Nada Bashir,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Russia launched 324 drones and three ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said, part of a broader surge in aerial assaults, according to Reuters.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday arrested a plaintiff involved in a class action lawsuit challenging raids in Los Angeles, prompting concerns from lawyers of retaliation and calls for his release.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Since federal agents began aggressive immigration raids in LA last June, the band's 11 members have been crisscrossing southern California on their mobile stage determined to lift the spirits of people affected by the crackdowns.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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The boat sails from Genoa in complete darkness, a precaution against air raids.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Such misfires are common in Nigeria, where the military often conducts air raids to battle armed groups who control vast forest enclaves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The army has retaken territory from ethnic militias, including the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which had launched powerful offensives along with pro-democracy resistance forces in northeastern Myanmar near the Chinese border and in western Myanmar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 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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Not many fans would have bet, even a few weeks ago, that a return to the Bentancur and Bissoma pairing could be integral to Spurs’ attempts to stay up.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Hawks missed all nine of their 3-point attempts in the quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Bombings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombings. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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