projectiles
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But Police Scotland told City of Glasgow Council's licensing board their chief constable had concerns over public safety as the cans could be used as "projectiles."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, Israel's military said it intercepted a drone and two projectiles that crossed the border.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The high ground overlooks the area of Nabatieh and was used in past wars to fire projectiles at Israel, military says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
South Korea said on Tuesday the North fired several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, off its west coast, the latest in a flurry of tests this year.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
This led him on to mechanics, where he did important work on momentum and studied the nature of centrifugal force, demonstrating its similarity to gravity, and improved on Galileo’s treatment of the flight of projectiles.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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