drone
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An aerial drone survey in March counted 4,681 white-tailed deer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Earlier, the troops had flown a drone over the area to get a better look at the terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Every Russian drone can actually be stopped right at the production line. What is needed is the political will of these countries," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pakistan already has 8,000 troops in Saudi Arabia, along with 16 Chinese-made JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, combat drone squadrons and a surface-to-air missile battery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Finn resisted the urge to grab Joe’s glasses so he could see Mom’s face when she looked down at the lizard drone.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Experts say Russian drones are unlikely to bring down the bridges - but repeated attacks will force their closure and risk weakening their structure, making them unusable.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Kyiv also dismissed reports that its F-16 fighter jets -- another key tool used against jet-powered drones -- could be grounded due to delays in maintenance inspection and the supply of parts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The department said it also has put “new post-containment procedures in place, using drones and thermal imaging to confirm a fire is fully out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ukraine’s military-manufacturing industry is producing some of the world’s best and most innovative air, land and sea drones and cutting-edge signals-jamming equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I kneel at the edge of the lake to collect the underwater plant samples the drones couldn’t reach.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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At one event, in which Oz was interviewed by Dean Cain, an actor who played Superman in a 1990s television show, about 50 people listened in as Oz droned on about an anti-fraud task force.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Now bring it up to your heartspace, connecting to your heart,” she continued, as ambient music droned in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
Yet, Carlson’s listless approach to the Russian dictator, who droned on endlessly, proved a wasted opportunity.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
That excitement was not evident inside the grand ballroom at the JW Marriott in Houston Sunday, as Harbaugh droned on about nature documentaries he shows his team on the day of a game.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
He was sitting in his usual spot, sketching, while a red-faced man droned on and on.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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“At any given point, the pike was a symphony of spinning wheels, creaking cabs, clopping hooves, and droning livestock,” Mr. Crytzer writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The little wagon retains the flat-four’s characteristic droning when it revs out, as when merging with highway traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
If you think legislative sausage-making is tedious now, imagine this: a bunch of blowhards on the Senate floor, droning on and on, endlessly debating the chamber’s rules.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
He’d be reading a lesson, droning out every word, and then nothing.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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