salvo

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But Harper's salvo proved to be in vain as Venezuela regained the lead in the ninth inning, punishing a shaky performance from US reliever Garrett Whitlock to clinch victory.

From Barron's

But Scotland scored 40 unanswered points after falling behind against France last week and they were unmoved by Ireland's early salvo as they expertly navigated 19 phases before Graham scampered clear in the corner.

From BBC

Iranian state media published a statement Thursday that it attributed to its new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, his first since replacing his father, who was killed in the opening salvo of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

The IDF also said its defence systems had operated to intercept more salvos of Iranian missiles.

From BBC

The UAE and Qatar both said they had intercepted drone and missile salvos on Wednesday, with Abu Dhabi saying it had been targeted by three ballistic missiles and 129 drones, intercepting all but eight drones.

From Barron's