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cannonaded

verb

past tense of cannonade

as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against the artillery cannonaded the enemy encampment all night

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Theatrical revenue dropped 46 percent from the comparable quarter last year as Supergirl and The Bride bombed.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere, Israel bombed the Gaza Strip and the Syrian president met in Damascus with the Iraqi Kurdish regional leader over security concerns.

— Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Israel attacked the country in February.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Yemen’s Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping last month, attacked Saudi oil tankers this week, and are threatening to impose tolls, adding urgency to securing the waterway.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Iran has bombarded several of its neighbors’ data centers, and the United States responded by attacking one of Iran’s.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war.

— Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026

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For homemade, combine ¾ cup sugar, ¾ cup water, ½ cup shelled and toasted pistachios and a pinch of salt in a saucepan.

— Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

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