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pellet

[pel-it] / ˈpɛl ɪt /


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It is illegal to discharge a pellet or BB gun outside an authorized target range in the city of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

But he did not comment on the use of pellet guns.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The law also prohibits throwing a “stone, pellet, bullet, arrow or any other missile, in, over, across, along or upon any street or sidewalk or in any public park.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Elsewhere, you might buy a “grill,” only to find yourself with a pellet smoker, which has more in common with your indoor oven than a Weber kettle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Or it could be bones and teeth from an owl pellet, which only Fred would have thought was cool.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

“She survived devastating trauma, two pellets lodged in her head, and a relentless infection that gradually destroyed part of her jaw — yet she continued adapting, searching for food and fighting to remain alive.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

In all, the executives obligated Enviva to purchase more than $650 million of wood pellets over the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

With a big customer unable to accept shipments, Enviva found itself with a surplus of pellets to sell on the red-hot spot market, where prices had shot to roughly three times their normal range.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

And while most people associate the versatile fibre with jumpers and blankets, it is also used in products ranging from flood protection systems to slug pellets, further helping fuel demand.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The hard pea-sized pellets quickly turned to stones the size of eggs.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The scientists calculated the balance of nutrients in edible portions of whole wild fish, used within pelleted salmon feed in Norway, compared to the farmed salmon fillets.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

When the grizzly family found the pelleted livestock grain they gorged for about an hour.

From Washington Times Nov. 28, 2020

Shrimp are fed a pelleted diet and are raised until they’re the proper size.

From Washington Times Oct. 10, 2020

The RNA precipitate was pelleted by centrifuging at 4,000 r.p.m. for 10 min at 4 °C. The pellet was rinsed with 1 ml 70% ethanol, air dried, and dissolved in RNase-free water.

From Nature Oct. 10, 2017

He pelleted and tested tracer, igniter, and incendiary compositions; he took his turn at burning out rejects.

From Triplanetary by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

When monsoon rains start pelleting down once again, they cover themselves with colorful plastic sheets, some laughing, singing and dancing as the water seeps through, leaving them soaking wet.

From US News Aug. 12, 2014

She stayed in Cuba four weeks, kept pelleting Castro with the pleas of her contacts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Patera Covers.—In cases where the style of ornament permits of it, patera covers are used instead of pelleting.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham




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