shot down
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The U.S. shot down three of the drones and conducted what they said were “self-defense strikes” on Iranian military ground control stations on Qeshm Island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Local authorities said air defences shot down 59 drones overnight and that three different districts of St Petersburg had been hit, although no one was killed.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But just seven pitches into his start, Freddie Freeman sliced an opposite-field shot down the left-field line.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
U.S. forces shot down Iranian drones and hit a drone-control station near Bandar Abbas, The Wall Street Journal External link reported, citing U.S. officials.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Through me and past me and over me and I’m hot and cold and shivering and shot down.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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