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: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball
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The water was filled with sharks bigger than Zamperini's raft, and Japanese bombers made several passes at them, too.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
The recent Operation Midnight Hammer in which U.S. bombers struck three nuclear targets in Iran, prove that air and space superiority remain decisive.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
During the Kennedy administration, the abrupt cancellation of the Skybolt bomber program completely upended Britain’s force planning.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The effects were devastating, crippling about a dozen long-range bombers that were equipped to carry nuclear weapons.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
The recent Operation Midnight Hammer in which U.S. bombers struck three nuclear targets in Iran, prove that air and space superiority remain decisive.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
During the Kennedy administration, the abrupt cancellation of the Skybolt bomber program completely upended Britain’s force planning.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The effects were devastating, crippling about a dozen long-range bombers that were equipped to carry nuclear weapons.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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bomber
noun
bomb·er
ˈbäm-ər 
: one that bombs
especially
: an airplane designed for dropping bombs
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