projectile
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Seoul's military said early Wednesday it had detected "an unidentified projectile" launched from the Pyongyang area a day earlier.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while anchored east of the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the U.K.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
On Thursday, a ship operated by Maersk was hit by fragments of a projectile, causing a fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The United Arab Emirates government said fragments of another projectile hit a residential building in the touristy Dubai Marina neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Ernest Rutherford was as quick as Lawrence and Lewis to divine the virtues of the deuton as a nuclear projectile.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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