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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said a Romanian F-16 fired a missile and drone debris fell in a marshy area in central Estonia on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The New York Times has previously reported that the school was hit by a US Tomahawk cruise missile, a weapon which Iran does not possess.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Several facilities at Fujairah have been damaged during the war by alleged Iranian drone and missile attacks, and some will take years to repair.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

It provided valuable intelligence in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, confirming that the Russians were, indeed, building missile bases there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Livermore continued to work on Polaris during the moratorium, then followed with the next-generation submarine-launched nuclear missile, Poseidon.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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