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firing

[fahyuhr-ing] / ˈfaɪər ɪŋ /








NOUN
pottery
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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

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

Reporting indicates that Weiss still retains the favor of Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, who apparently gave his personal signoff to the hiring of Bilton and the firing of Pelley.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

As he dropped the hammer down, missing over and over again, Genie started firing off the questions that had been bouncing around in his head since Tess started this whole explanation.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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