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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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"Cutting off these revenues helps reduce Russia's ability to finance missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities."

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

In the U.S., recent investments for missile production have turned the fortunes of Camden, Ark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

China's capacity to strike Australia would grow over the next decade as "the DF-27 intermediate-range ballistic missile, and potentially a conventionally armed intercontinental ballistic missile, grow in service numbers", it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

He has also pushed negotiators to protect Iran’s missile stockpile and gain access to its frozen funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

On September 21, 1997, while cruising off the coast of Virginia, the billion-dollar missile cruiser shuddered to a halt.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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