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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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In that brief moment, the bomber carried the AGM-183A ARRW, offering the clearest sign yet that integration work is underway.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
However, the Central Command review concluded that the snipers hadn’t seen the actual bomber and that the attack was not preventable.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
The act has been used over the decades to support the manufacture of military equipment such as bombers and tanks, though in recent years, it has been used more expansively.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The barista shares a first name with one of the bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
However, the Central Command review concluded that the snipers hadn’t seen the actual bomber and that the attack was not preventable.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
The act has been used over the decades to support the manufacture of military equipment such as bombers and tanks, though in recent years, it has been used more expansively.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The barista shares a first name with one of the bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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bomber
noun
bomb·er
ˈbäm-ər 
: one that bombs
especially
: an airplane designed for dropping bombs
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