firing

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Firing advanced missiles -- which can cost millions -- to down drones worth just a fraction of that is too expensive a response.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Appeared in the December 8, 2025, print edition as 'Court to Eye Vast Firing Power for President'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Firing a trebuchet involves dozens of steps, but the basic idea is simple.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

He would go on to publish the National Review and host the PBS interview program, "Firing Line."

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025

Firing meant not only the loss of a job but the loss of housing, too, since most workers lived in mill villages.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson