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drone

noun as in person who is lazy

noun as in continuous noise

verb as in making noise continuously

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Other research shows that videogamers may have advantages in drone operation because of increased attention, better visuospatial abilities and quicker reaction times.

The Chernihiv city resident spoke in matter-of-fact terms about a night filled with the low whine of Iranian-designed Shahed drones, a sound now being increasingly heard far from the war's front lines.

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Russia's recent air incursions in Poland and Estonia, and a string of unexplained drone flights, have rattled NATO.

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A Russian drone attack on a town in Ukraine's northern Chernigiv region on Tuesday killed four people, the state emergency service said.

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A drone attack has hit an area near the international airport in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, a day before it was set to resume domestic flights for the first time since war broke out in 2023.

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