firing
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The Broomway is a route across flat sands from the shore near Southend-on-Sea to Foulness Island and is home to a Ministry of Defence firing range.
From BBC
The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.
From Los Angeles Times
Oscillations are coordinated waves of neural firing that help different parts of the brain communicate with each other.
From Science Daily
Jack Hughes showed the Americans' class when he scored off the pad of Denmark backup goalie Frederik Dickow after rounding a Danish defender and skating behind the net before firing his shot.
From Barron's
"It was a tough day at the office, we didn't get firing in the way we wanted to but that is the nature of the beast," said England captain Maro Itoje.
From Barron's
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