projectile
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He said the projectile had been identified as a potential threat even before it entered Estonia's air space.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Each projectile carries a price tag of around $1.2 million, Ukrainian defence analysts estimate.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Soon after that, Margo projectile vomits during a waitressing shift and claims not to know why.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
UKMTO, which is affiliated with the British navy, also said it received a report of a containership off Oman being hit by an unknown projectile that damaged some of its containers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The boy turns his head and pivots his body just in time; the Roman candle’s projectile misses my parachute by several feet.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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