missile
Example Sentences
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The market entirely shrugged off the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The money, especially the $350 billion for munitions—think missile stockpiling—should be a boon to the defense sector.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Experts say this is not a known capability of the Hoveyzeh missile.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
After the 12-day war, the Israelis again assessed that they had lastingly degraded Iran’s missile program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
When my bat meets ball, the ball takes off like a missile toward right field, and I take off for first like a Thoroughbred exploding from the starting gate.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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