firing

Example Sentences

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Iranian officials said Tehran didn’t deliberately target the helicopter, though it has been firing drones at commercial vessels that are coordinating with the U.S. to transit the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But we do know that Rossetti’s firing shows just how challenging it is for a millennia-old institution to keep control of its message in the age of the influencer.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

It would require Hezbollah to stop firing, withdraw from near the Israeli border and would see Lebanon's army deploy to new "pilot zones" in the area, where it will exercise exclusive control.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

On top throughout, Spain led through Patri Guijarro, who nutmegged Georgia Stanway before firing past goalkeeper Hannah Hampton via a deflection.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Her son had the flu and she stayed home to take care of him, like the good mother she is. She never called out sick before that. Leonard Gibson had no business firing your mother.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly