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projectile

[pruh-jek-til, -tahyl] / prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl /
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On 3 August, shipping security firm Vanguard reported the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer was struck by a projectile near Oman.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Maritime Trade Operations agency saying Monday that a cargo vessel off the Omani coast was struck by an unknown projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, an "unknown projectile" struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Saturday.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

The projectile was a mixture of incendiaries and Imperial gold.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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