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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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However, missile attacks deep inside Russia have been rare.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Training runs are far easier to conceal than missile silos.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Iran World Cup team arrived in Tijuana wearing lapel pins on their jackets acknowledging victims of a Feb. 28 missile strike on an elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In his first six years in power, Kim oversaw around 90 ballistic missile tests and four nuclear detonations - more than his father and grandfather combined.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

That didn’t stop Langley engineers from imagining how the missile bodies and rocket engines and reentry problems involved in high-speed flight research might also apply to space vehicles.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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