short-range
Example Sentences
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Although there is some rain in the short-range forecast, it is unlikely to be the kind of prolonged amount needed to alleviate the dry conditions over much of the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The U.S. military still holds vast inventories of short-range offensive missiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan on Thursday, Seoul's military said, with the launch coming after Pyongyang lambasted Japan's military build-up in the Pacific.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a paramilitary arm of the regime, has mostly used one-way drones or other short-range projectiles launched from fastboats or from the coastline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The helium nuclei will be jammed together still more tightly, so much so that they begin to stick together, the hooks of their short-range nuclear forces becoming engaged despite the mutual electrical repulsion.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
