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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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Lockheed also maintained free cash flow guidance of $6.5 billion to $6.8 billion, despite rising investment spending as the U.S. military seeks to increase missile production.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

If approved, the money would support Trump’s lofty military wish list, including developing the Golden Dome missile shield and building the Golden Fleet of navy ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

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

I narrowly averted the missile, and when I reached to examine it, I found a golf ball wrapped in paper.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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