turret
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After Thursday saw King Kenny recruited by the traitors - that episode ending with his deliciously evil laugh - the YouTuber and former aspiring boxer brought fresh and fiendish energy to the turret.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The remaining traitors, Maya Jama and James Acaster, met in the turret later with the choice of murdering previously shortlisted players Jerry Hall and Hannah Fry, or seducing a third traitor to replace Grant.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ms. Koons uses movement sparingly, in moments such as the arrival of the Stranger and Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
As far as Sam could see, Shagrat hunted Snaga round the roof, until ducking and eluding him the smaller orc with a yelp darted back into the turret and disappeared.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Speaking to AFP, Ignat explained that the new turrets, which have been seen by AFP journalists in the Ukrainian capital, use "optical vision and artificial intelligence to eliminate the human factor and deliver strikes".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Crucially, city staffers preserved those charming and entirely unnecessary turrets, which deserve their own sonnet, if you ask me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Students at Stadium can study tucked away in actual castle turrets, the light filtering through windows tinted by stained-glass panels crafted by former students.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
I spot the Chrysanthemum Teahouse in the distance, its turrets shining like the wings of bright bayou fireflies in the dark of night.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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