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View definitions for fire upon

fire upon

verb as in bombard

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The two Army officers that Trump pardoned included one accused of killing a suspected Afghan bombmaker and another who was convicted of murder for directing men to fire upon three Afghans.

From BBC

At some point the child grabbed the revolver or pulled a coat that was entangled with it, causing the gun to fall on the floor and fire upon impact, prosecutors allege, shooting the girl in the chest.

Abbott certainly doesn’t think the Border Patrol will fire upon Texas law enforcement working the border, does he?

From Salon

Joseph Cramer, refused to fire upon the Cheyenne and Arapaho people and told their regiments to stand down, then stayed and bore witness to the violence.

First, if Japan-based U.S. forces came to Taiwan’s aid in the event of a military invasion, such as firing artillery or missiles from the Southern Ryukyus, China might return fire upon Japan.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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