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drone

[drohn] / droʊn /




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The drone hit the floating storage tanker Energos Winter, causing a ⁠fire that spread to another vessel, the Gaslog Salem LNG tanker, Egyptian officials familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

In nearby Khan Younis, IDF drone footage showed a controlled demolition of a cluster of buildings beyond the Yellow Line.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

A private security monitor, UK-based Ambrey, reported that the US-owned-and-operated floating storage vessel had been hit by at least one drone.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

For two days, the world's biggest oil exporter Saudi Arabia has reported drone attacks targeting crude facilities that it blamed on Iraqi armed groups allied with Tehran.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

I’m excited for your drone helicopter to fly.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

“The recent attacks have highlighted the increasingly complex security environment in our region and the evolving nature of modern threats, including missiles, drones and asymmetric capabilities,” a spokesman for Kuwait’s U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Kyiv has throughout the war developed ways to defend itself against Russian drones and missiles, but super-fast ballistic missiles remain a challenge.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The fire service said crews were using equipment including off-road vehicles, drones and quad bikes.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Ukraine's air force said it managed to intercept 55 missiles and 265 drones launched by Moscow.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

“I mean, he drones on about famous ex-pupils a bit, and he absolutely fawns on McLaggen because he’s so well-connected, but he gave us some really nice food and he introduced us to Gwenog Jones.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

“Now bring it up to your heartspace, connecting to your heart,” she continued, as ambient music droned in the background.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2025

Maher droned, becoming what feels like the 587th famous performer to mourn their inability to see Louis C.K. smirk at them on a network show.

From Salon May 16, 2024

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

My mind wandered while Chairman Mondalla’s voice droned on.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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 Jan. 23, 2026

"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2025

He is so incredible with Trane, but he has this droning depth of this like voodoo trance that he gets into on the bass.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

Any images of graphic violence are forgone for droning, surrealist soundscapes that communicate the fear felt inside the boundaries of Nickel Academy just as effectively.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2024

The draff roared upward, droning in his ears.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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