as in to blast (at)
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Sky Sentinel is only designed to bring down drones, not rockets and artillery shells.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025 -
The Maryland unemployment numbers come as the Trump administration continues its push to bring down federal spending by slashing the federal workforce, among other things.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Still, the political digs are peppered in the string.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
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Relying heavily on his four-seam fastball, Ryan peppered the zone and struck out the side in the second and third innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Garces has been blown away by the online support that helped Ginger find a family.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Videos taken by a health official at Al-Awda Hospital show walls blown away and thick black smoke billowing from wreckage.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said its air defenses shot down 110 Ukrainian drones overnight.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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Russia’s Defense Ministry said that overnight and early on Saturday, its forces shot down over 100 Ukrainian drones over six provinces in western and southern Russia.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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