projectile
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On 3 August, shipping security firm Vanguard reported the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer was struck by a projectile near Oman.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The British navy reported that a cargo vessel had been hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, an "unknown projectile" struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The swirl of plants released her and she was thrown upward like a catapult projectile.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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