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a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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For viewers who love the wild and bombastic games in Borderland, Saw will be a seriously gripping (and terrifying) franchise to start watching — especially since the traps in Saw often push its victims to some pretty extreme limits, just like in Borderland.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Opening with the bombastic Foo Fighters-esque title track, Turnstile tore through their 75-minute set with ease.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Pastors mourned Kirk both as a friend who built close personal relationships with evangelical leaders and a bombastic advocate for conservative Christian causes, who openly mixed politics with religion.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Opening with the bombastic Foo Fighters-esque title track, Turnstile tore through their 75-minute set with ease.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Pastors mourned Kirk both as a friend who built close personal relationships with evangelical leaders and a bombastic advocate for conservative Christian causes, who openly mixed politics with religion.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombastic. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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