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In 2001: Inside the Parliament of India, five gunmen killed six Delhi police officers, two security officers and another staff member before security forces fatally shot the terrorists, who reportedly were armed with AK-47s, grenade launchers and pistols.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
One is that the number of ICBM launchers is not the same as the number of operational ICBMs.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The drones and a clever pneumatic launcher are designed to be packed in crates small enough to fit in the Mercedes Sprinter vans the Ukrainians commonly use to haul gear around the battlefield.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The package features drones, ammunition for precision HIMARS rocket launchers, and equipment and spare parts for artillery systems, tanks and armored vehicles, the Pentagon said in a statement.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
One is that the number of ICBM launchers is not the same as the number of operational ICBMs.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The drones and a clever pneumatic launcher are designed to be packed in crates small enough to fit in the Mercedes Sprinter vans the Ukrainians commonly use to haul gear around the battlefield.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The package features drones, ammunition for precision HIMARS rocket launchers, and equipment and spare parts for artillery systems, tanks and armored vehicles, the Pentagon said in a statement.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for launcher
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Currently, 170 million Americans use TikTok; several, like Dunn, rely on it as their main generator of income.Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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The boat’s generator was waterlogged and useless, and the ship-to-shore radio’s batteries were drained from so many attempts to reach help.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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The evidence is overwhelming that poverty is a key driver of the recent and unprecedented uptick in irregular immigration.Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The driver who struck the pedestrian remained at the scene and cooperated with police.Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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After discovering Morrison’s journals over a decade prior, Chewning — the executor of Morrison’s estate along with their brother Andrew, decided to publish them.Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Robert Seidler was the executor of Peter Seidler’s will and estate until stepping down last May; Matt Seidler replaced him per terms of the family trust.Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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In this sector, Beijing has a near monopoly on graphite, a mineral needed to make electric vehicle batteries.Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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The same month as the Herald’s reporting, December 2012, the Department of Children & Families quietly implemented a new policy that required high-level agency approval before any child in state care could be admitted to a nursing home, or move from one institution to another.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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In other cases where agency fact sheets are introduced as sources of authority, federal judges have pointed out their limited authoritativeness.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nintendo Bigger buttons too The Joy-Cons seem to be larger, as do the ZL and ZR shoulder triggers.New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
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Beneath the criminal hierarchy of kingpins, middlemen, and trigger pullers is a vast network of supporters greasing the wheels.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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Still, the firm says the positive catalysts outweigh the negative.Michael Bloom, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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Over 1,800 colleges and universities have adopted test-optional policies, with many citing the pandemic as a catalyst for reevaluating the importance of standardized testing.Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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The power of PileMate in Sag Harbor is prominent, especially in wintertime.Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power that it may be forced to cut off power supply—with outages potentially lasting as long as 48 hours—in certain areas as a safety measure to prevent wildfires while the Red Flag Warning remained in effect.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launcher. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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