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
A tanker was struck by multiple projectiles Wednesday about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I go for Zelda because she teleports and deflects projectiles and shoots fireballs from great distances, which are all optimal moves for any player looking to avoid hand-to-hand combat.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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