firing

Example Sentences

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That involves firing Orion’s main engine to set the vehicle on its course to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The dollar and 10-year Treasury yields both briefly fell in July after the president said he hadn’t ruled out firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, for instance.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Justin Crump of intelligence company Sibylline said the key lesson from the attempted strike on Diego Garcia may not be about the capability of the missiles, but of the forces firing them.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It had previously allowed US forces to use the bases only for defensive operations to prevent Iran firing missiles that put British interests or lives at risk.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Thus, without firing a single shot, the Nazis took control of Austria.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti