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air strike

noun as in air campaign

noun as in bombing

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Calling the strike "a successful hit" that penetrated the Russian air defence system, Ukraine's general staff of the armed forces said they were still assessing the outcome of the "massive combined missile and air strike".

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On Friday, the Taliban said Pakistan had carried out an air strike which killed eight, including three local cricket players.

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Pakistan said it had targeted Afghan militants in the air strike and that at least 70 combatants had been killed.

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Afghanistan will no longer take part in an upcoming cricket series after it says three players in a local tournament were killed in an air strike.

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Hamas said was the result of an Israeli air strike.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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