slingshot

As for Artemis II, four astronauts External link, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, will slingshot around the Earth’s satellite on a 10-day mission.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

Before he ran out of road, he pulled within sneezing distance of the car in front of him and used the draft to slingshot around into second.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Taylor: Honestly, all of it, because it reminds me of a slingshot, you know what I’m saying?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Catapult crimes are not included in official statistics, so BBC Verify sent Freedom of Information requests to police forces in England and Wales, asking for crime records which mentioned the words "catapult" or "slingshot".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

"And my slingshot is right here. Trust me. I won't let anyone catch you."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

Soboroff slingshots the reader from the Palisades fire station to the National Weather Service office, a presidential hotel room, toppled power lines in Altadena, helitankers above leveled streets and Governor Newsom’s emergency operations center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

Fernando, Osmin and their two younger brothers spent their free time shooting slingshots and riding ATVs around acres of dirt roads and fields that belonged to the company where their parents worked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

After the spacecraft slingshots past the Moon, the astronauts begin their four-day journey home, drawn back with the help of the Earth's gravity.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

And then the book slingshots into the future.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

We ate squirrel tonight, and it reminded me of the days when you and me you and I went hunting with slingshots, back when we were young ones.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan