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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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U.S. officials have said cybercrime funds roughly half of North Korea’s missile program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lennon, a founding member of comedy troupe the State and creator of the cult comedy series “Reno 911!,” is a secret weapon, a cruise missile of targeted timing and hilarious asides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The launches follow a slew of recent weapons tests by Pyongyang, including a new precision-guided torpedo system and an intermediate-range hypersonic missile, both of which were said to employ AI technology.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Healey told the House of Commons that the week had started with Russia launching a "brutal ballistic missile attack" and that the extra money would send "a clear message to Moscow".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The tiercel peeled off and shot south like a missile.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

“Iran’s entire ballistic missile production capacity, every company that builds every component of those missiles, has been functionally defeated, destroyed,” he said at a Pentagon press briefing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

This comes as Pentagon officials worry that the regime has conserved some of its most sophisticated missiles and could improve its attacks in the next round of fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly urged the US to speed up deliveries of its Patriots - the only effective weapon in downing Russia's deadly ballistic missiles.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Iran and the Gulf states caught in the crossfire, meanwhile, are frenziedly stocking up on missiles and interceptors as if anticipating a return to hostilities.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

On the last night of July, South Vietnamese sailors on patrol boats fired missiles at radar stations in North Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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