drone
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US forces responded to possible unauthorized drone activity over a military base in Britain Friday, spokespeople from the two countries said, in the latest security incident at a facility hosting American warplanes.
From Barron's β Nov. 13, 2026
The US Air Force said it has responded to "suspected unauthorised drone activity" over RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk this evening.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
He added that one drone had entered Estonian airspace briefly from Latvia and then headed towards Russia.
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2026
A heavy drone tends to cost more and can’t fly as far as a smaller one.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
The only sound in the empty school was the slap of his tennis shoes against the checkered floor and the drone of the janitor’s vacuum coming from the teachers’ lounge.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
In January, the Chinese defence ministry described swarms of autonomous drones as the "new face of warfare."
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
Swarms of autonomous drones -- which "aim to neutralise an adversary through saturation" -- would be highly effective, and some states view them as a crucial strategic advantage, said Rickli.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
Earlier, the Ukrainian leader said that the military was facing more "systematic" restrictions to Starlink's military-grade satellite service, Starshield, meaning Kyiv was struggling to intercept Russian jet-powered drones.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
It’s a relatively cheap measure, and cost is a key consideration as Russia sends increasing numbers of drones into Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
A single bagpipes or accordion player playing a melody with drones or chords.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
At one event, in which Oz was interviewed by Dean Cain, an actor who played Superman in a 1990s television show, about 50 people listened in as Oz droned on about an anti-fraud task force.
From Slate β Jul. 1, 2026
Yet, Carlson’s listless approach to the Russian dictator, who droned on endlessly, proved a wasted opportunity.
From Salon β Feb. 23, 2024
Footage posted by Sam Yebri, a former City Council candidate, showed smoke billowing in the street as people yelled and a siren droned.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 24, 2023
One day after it got too bizarre, the actors said nothing funny and court proceedings droned on to keep Gladden off their scent.
From Seattle Times β Apr. 4, 2023
Lennie droned to himself softly, “I ain’t gonna say nothin’ .
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
An audio reader daren’t go flat, for fear of droning on and boring the listener, but as this audiobook shows, excessive buoyancy also carries a risk.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 12, 2026
The little wagon retains the flat-four’s characteristic droning when it revs out, as when merging with highway traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 23, 2026
Dillon also mocked his critics during the episode, impersonating them in a droning voice: “They don’t believe in anything, these people.”
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 26, 2025
But by the time the dialogue-free, centerpiece underwater sequence brims with Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey’s droning score, popcorn shuffling stopped.
From Salon β May 24, 2025
There were harsher plants as well—spiked jimson weeds and poisonous dark pokeberries, and bees droning everywhere.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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