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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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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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Then, Democrats, battered by their losses and contending with retirements of their own, appeared boxed out in all but a few states.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Something like that happened during the historic storm of late January 1983, which occurred during one of the strongest El Niños on record and battered the coast up and down California, damaging many piers.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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The men were returning to camp when their white armored Toyota Land Cruiser was attacked by members of the two Haitian gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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Throughout the war, Russia has repeatedly bombarded Ukraine’s Black Sea and Danube River ports, leaving Kyiv increasingly reliant on alternative routes to get its grain exports to markets in Africa and the Middle East.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Ohioans are getting bombarded with Republican ads on tax cuts, but the message is falling flat with many voters who feel the weight of higher prices.

— Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026

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