drone
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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
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“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
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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
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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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