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torpedo

[tawr-pee-doh] / tɔrˈpi doʊ /


NOUN
hero
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NOUN
submarine
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STRONGEST
STRONG


























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If your goal is to save money on taxes, detonating the tax torpedo is not ideal.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II. Like in that war back when we were still the War Department, we are fighting to win.”

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

"In one torpedo strike, American hard power has punctured India's carefully cultivated soft power," says Chellaney.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Sri Lanka earlier said that there were 180 people aboard when it was struck by a US torpedo.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Churchill was on a torpedo boat that shelled the coast.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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