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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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Flying Fortress bombers as one of the few Latinos in his cohort.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
At the airport, investigators said, the bomber detonated a 20-pound explosive, probably carried in a backpack or vest, spraying 5mm ball bearings in a tremendous blast that was captured in grainy video images shown to Pentagon reporters.
—Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Boeing is using Unreal to create virtual models of its new B-52 bombers.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The bomber, a review team official said, did not arrive at Abbey Gate until just before the explosion.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Even if the bomber had not been freed by the Taliban, ISIS-K would still have been able to carry out the bombing, the second official said.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
One way to view the meteoric growth of women’s college basketball is through the career arc of its current protagonist: Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa’s stone-cold mad bomber.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The island, which has long been a focal point of North Korean saber rattling, is home to Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US can launch its B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
If Russia were to ever launch missiles or bomber jets to strike North America, the shortest path would be over the North Pole.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
At the airport, investigators said, the bomber detonated a 20-pound explosive, probably carried in a backpack or vest, spraying 5mm ball bearings in a tremendous blast that was captured in grainy video images shown to Pentagon reporters.
—Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Boeing is using Unreal to create virtual models of its new B-52 bombers.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The bomber, a review team official said, did not arrive at Abbey Gate until just before the explosion.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Even if the bomber had not been freed by the Taliban, ISIS-K would still have been able to carry out the bombing, the second official said.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
One way to view the meteoric growth of women’s college basketball is through the career arc of its current protagonist: Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa’s stone-cold mad bomber.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The island, which has long been a focal point of North Korean saber rattling, is home to Andersen Air Force Base, from which the US can launch its B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
If Russia were to ever launch missiles or bomber jets to strike North America, the shortest path would be over the North Pole.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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bomber
noun
bomb·er
ˈbäm-ər 
: one that bombs
especially
: an airplane designed for dropping bombs
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