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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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Lockheed Martin in January struck a deal with the Pentagon to more than triple production of Patriot missile interceptors to about 2,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Wary of China's navy build-up, US ally Australia has reshaped its defence force in recent years to focus on its missile strike capability and deterring an adversary from its northern approaches.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

However, Kuwait and other Gulf Arab states have said they have detained people for sharing footage documenting Iranian missile and drone attacks on their territory during the war.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz’s two-mile-wide shipping lanes make vessels highly vulnerable to missile and small-boat attacks, one report said.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

At the same moment the kestrel, all beak and talons, hit the loose earth immediately outside like a missile thrown from the tree above.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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