fusillade
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Iran’s military said the fusillade was a warning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Chinese officials directed a rhetorical fusillade at Ms. Takaichi, and have ratcheted up economic pressure by discouraging Chinese tourism to Japan and restricting rare-earth mineral exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
A fusillade of calcium batteries and white plastic bags drifted above the landscape along with birds and the final image was a dove soaring above the desolation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
In this context, the noise and clamoring of the media, the fusillade of poisonous opinion mongering, the silence of the lamppost video felt almost sacral.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023
That points to something wider: while the fusillade of insults moves its object out of the embrace of the community, it seeks to move its speaker closer to the center.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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