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projectile

[pruh-jek-til, -tahyl] / prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl /
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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

Maritime Trade Operations agency saying Monday that a cargo vessel off the Omani coast was struck by an unknown projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

In neighbouring Poland, police said they had discovered a 10-metre-wide crater in a field -- likely caused by a projectile.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

"Being impacted by such a rare, distant projectile really underscores how unlucky the dinosaurs were," says Dr. Claeys.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Charlie mopped up the last of my eggs with the projectile floor toast and stuffed it into his fat mouth.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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