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Hearts were denied a spot-kick at Fir Park last weekend, with referee Steven McLean sticking to his guns after a call to the monitor.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Ukraine's homegrown air defence network -- electronic jamming systems, anti-aircraft guns, helicopters and jets, and smaller interceptor drones -- took down all but 22 of the Russian drones.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

They've broken new ground and set new records, they've challenged the way of things in Scotland and have scared the wits out of the biggest guns.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Navy officials have said the new battleship would be armed with unproven next-generation weapons including lasers and rail guns, which are weapons that use electricity to fire a projectile instead of gunpowder.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“There were 180 guns protecting this site. From that alone, we could tell what an important enterprise it was.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti