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Recent Examples of projectile
Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months.
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Kareem Chehayeb and Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2024
Phoenix police said an officer then deployed a 40mm launcher, firing non-lethal projectiles and striking the woman multiple times.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2024
The projectiles landed in an open area and no one was injured, according to the Israeli military.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles Sunday, with some intercepted – marking one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kareem Chehayeb and Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2024
Phoenix police said an officer then deployed a 40mm launcher, firing non-lethal projectiles and striking the woman multiple times.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2024
The projectiles landed in an open area and no one was injured, according to the Israeli military.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles Sunday, with some intercepted – marking one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Based on the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, which is the basis for both the Army and the Navy's hypersonic weapon projects, the new missile is intended to be not only extremely fast, but also responsive, maneuverable, and able to survive under battlefield conditions.David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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But weapons and having more weapons, especially long range, especially something to counter this 3,000 glide bombs every month that Russians are sending against us, those missiles, both Russian and North Korean missiles.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Under attack, Hyun-ju, played by Park Sung-hoon, a transgender character who was previously a first class sergeant in the ROK Special Forces, helps fend off the guards and eventually returns to the living quarters to find more ammunition.Peter White, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Despite their best efforts and ammunition low, In-ho took two other men to meet up with Gi-hun and Jung-bae with more rounds.Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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There’s just loads of people that turn up in a park, and there’s music.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kara Kramer’s illustrations, filled with the bright colors of the Rubik’s Cube and loads of shapes and geometric patterns, bring a delightful energy to the tale.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The sea was an intense blue as were the explosions from the fiery cannonballs lobbed by the Roman onagers.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Joan Vassos’s first week of Golden Bachelorette dates brought tears, kisses and cannonballs.Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Or should personal disputes likewise be handled with a ghost gun and a 9mm slug in the back?New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Your first refill is included with this bundle—future packs come with 12 cartridges each, which is enough to make 48 bottles of bubbly.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an odor neutralizer cartridge that can be placed into the vacuum’s brush roll and is is designed to keep foul odors out of the air while cleaning.Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Projectile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projectile. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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