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a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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As bombastic as its specs indicate, the BMW experience transitions from power-hungry to sensory-pleasing with its top retracted.
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James Raia, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Since then, though, it’s been one injury after another for one of the NFL’s most bold and bombastic players.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Bieniemy, 55, was bombastic in his return to UCLA after having previously served as the running backs coach under Karl Dorrell.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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James Raia, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development?
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Since then, though, it’s been one injury after another for one of the NFL’s most bold and bombastic players.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Bieniemy, 55, was bombastic in his return to UCLA after having previously served as the running backs coach under Karl Dorrell.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombastic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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