salvo
Example Sentences
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It was the latest salvo in an escalating standoff that started in September with a massive naval deployment for what Washington called an anti-narcotics operation.
From Barron's
The European Commission on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of violating antitrust rules, in the latest salvo by European regulators against American technology firms.
From MarketWatch
This does not have to be an opening salvo in a cold war with your family and/or coded message to your sister.
From MarketWatch
TOKYO—Japan’s cabinet has approved $135 billion of stimulus to help households cope with rising living costs and boost economic growth, launching the first fiscal salvo under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
That moment in Birmingham has been one of the few opening salvos to go the way of England, however.
From BBC
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