projectiles
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For example, militaries detecting projectiles in their airspace that were en route to a target country didn’t warn their counterparts, leaving them with less time to deal with incoming attacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"Our military does not announce all projectiles launched by North Korea," Jang said, citing operational security and the protection of intelligence assets.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Experiments at the LHC, followed by studies at RHIC, detected collective flow when tiny projectiles such as protons, deuterons, and helium-3 nuclei struck much larger gold or lead nuclei.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Earlier this month, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other as they sailed out of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Beside him, Two Step foraged through the saddlebags for more fire equipment they could use as projectiles.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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