pellet
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It is illegal to discharge a pellet or BB gun outside an authorized target range in the city of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Testosterone therapy can be delivered through the application of a daily gel, weekly home injections, twice-a-day pills or an implanted pellet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A senior official at a hospital has confirmed a fourth man who also received treatment for pellet wounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The law also prohibits throwing a “stone, pellet, bullet, arrow or any other missile, in, over, across, along or upon any street or sidewalk or in any public park.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Uriah wrinkles his nose at his brother and puts the pellet gun away.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
“She survived devastating trauma, two pellets lodged in her head, and a relentless infection that gradually destroyed part of her jaw — yet she continued adapting, searching for food and fighting to remain alive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lobbyists are pushing for laws to encourage burning wood pellets to generate electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The trades obligated Enviva to buy more than $650 million of wood pellets at record-high prices, which led to the company’s bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"But these pellets are not safe. They can result in life-changing or, occasionally, life-threatening injuries. They also pepper the body with toxic lead, which can sometimes be difficult to remove safely," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
I stirred the milk, and beige pellets floated up from the bottom, like sand encased in a shimmery oil that skimmed the top and bubbled around the whirlpool I made with my spoon.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
The scientists calculated the balance of nutrients in edible portions of whole wild fish, used within pelleted salmon feed in Norway, compared to the farmed salmon fillets.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
When the grizzly family found the pelleted livestock grain they gorged for about an hour.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2020
Shrimp are fed a pelleted diet and are raised until they’re the proper size.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
The RNA precipitate was pelleted by centrifuging at 4,000 r.p.m. for 10 min at 4 °C. The pellet was rinsed with 1 ml 70% ethanol, air dried, and dissolved in RNase-free water.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2017
Till, by degrees, the memory of my womb, Together with my brave Egyptians all, By the discandying of this pelleted storm, Lie graveless,—till the flies and gnats of Nile Have buried them for prey!
From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
When monsoon rains start pelleting down once again, they cover themselves with colorful plastic sheets, some laughing, singing and dancing as the water seeps through, leaving them soaking wet.
From US News ● Aug. 12, 2014
She stayed in Cuba four weeks, kept pelleting Castro with the pleas of her contacts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Patera Covers.—In cases where the style of ornament permits of it, patera covers are used instead of pelleting.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham
