bazooka
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The bazooka was designed as a deterrent—and it seems to have deterred.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
The real purpose of the bazooka is to bring other countries to the negotiating table.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Referred to as a "bazooka" or "nuclear" option, the instrument is intended to deter economic coercion against any of the EU's 27 member states.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
The college game isn’t as simple as getting a money bazooka and showering a fancy name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
One end of the tube was wedged between his bars at stomach level, and the other protruded halfway into the narrow gallery space between cell bars and fence, like a miniature bazooka.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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