torpedo
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Consider airlines, which ramp up capacity only to be left holding the luggage when fliers pull back or airfare wars torpedo profits.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
If your goal is to save money on taxes, detonating the tax torpedo is not ideal.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
There are training bats, wood bats, torpedo bats and backpacks to carry them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
"In one torpedo strike, American hard power has punctured India's carefully cultivated soft power," says Chellaney.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
For example, four Russian submarines prowled the waters near Cuba, each one carrying a torpedo loaded with a nuclear weapon.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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