slingshot
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It has an eight-year cruise with flybys of Earth and Venus to slingshot it to Jupiter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The astronauts did the first slingshot around the Moon in more than 50 years and traveled deeper into space than any humans before -- culminating in a smooth splashdown Friday off the coast of California.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
Before he ran out of road, he pulled within sneezing distance of the car in front of him and used the draft to slingshot around into second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
So although he was just one David against an army of Goliaths, he was not new to the practice of reloading a slingshot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2025
She picked up a different slingshot and all sorts of who-struck-John busted loose!
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Two years ago, a girl won at the toy fair for a game in which cats with slingshots fire hairballs that knock down household objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
After the spacecraft slingshots past the Moon, the astronauts begin their four-day journey home, drawn back with the help of the Earth's gravity.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
Paintball guns and slingshots are legally considered weapons and are not allowed in national parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
It slingshots from the Pacific Northwest toward southern California over the next several days.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
The man pointed at a table that had on top of it three fancy slingshots.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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