shot down
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Russia's military said that its air defence units had intercepted or shot down 326 Ukrainian drones over a number of regions overnight.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Local media in Iran that a "hostile drone" was shot down over Tehran by air defences.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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
U.S. warplanes attacked Iranian radar and drone sites on Qeshm Island and Gorik after Iran shot down an American MQ-1 drone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Sam had seen no arrows, but he guessed that the orcs had been shot down by others on the battlements or hidden in the shadow of the gate.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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