shot down
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Local media in Iran that a "hostile drone" was shot down over Tehran by air defences.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The U.S. shot down three of the drones and conducted what they said were “self-defense strikes” on Iranian military ground control stations on Qeshm Island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Local authorities said air defences shot down 59 drones overnight and that three different districts of St Petersburg had been hit, although no one was killed.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But just seven pitches into his start, Freddie Freeman sliced an opposite-field shot down the left-field line.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
I shot down a few more pop-ups and then typed in one word.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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