drone
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People have been warned not to fly drones in the area because they will interfere with the military helicopter, and a fire service drone.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal, which seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending, also calls for bolstering American drone production.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
A drone flying toward the Lithuanian capital Vilnius the following day prompted air-raid alerts in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
German authorities last week found an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig airport, while operations at Hanover airport were disrupted after a drone entered restricted airspace, officials told AFP on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Benji also got a second new computer, more sneakers, cowboy boots, and a drone.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
People have been warned not to fly drones in the area because they will interfere with the military helicopter, and a fire service drone.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Reduced tariffs were also imposed on drones from select countries, including Japan and the United Kingdom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
It described the move as a precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of bystanders and the operational capabilities of authorities to counter potential drones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ukrainian drones have previously crashed in all three Baltic states, which share borders with Russia, with officials blaming the incidents on Russian electronic warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
With the Director’s attention elsewhere and the drones quiet for the day to make the Red Cross visitors more comfortable, this is a rare moment we need to take advantage of.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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 ● Jul. 1, 2026
Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
That excitement was not evident inside the grand ballroom at the JW Marriott in Houston Sunday, as Harbaugh droned on about nature documentaries he shows his team on the day of a game.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 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 ● Nov. 24, 2023
A small TV set droned from one corner of the couple’s bedroom.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
The mostly instrumental “Panorama” swirls banjo, mandolin, strings and horns with droning electronics, landing on a kind of spaced-out Americana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Too many, I’d say, but slapping droning voiceovers atop expository visuals isn’t for me.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
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 ● Mar. 12, 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 ● Sep. 26, 2025
The draff roared upward, droning in his ears.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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