: a computer language that generates programs from the user's specifications especially to produce business reports
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rocket-propelled grenade
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role-playing game
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David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Before Borderlands, looting was mostly a mechanic for dungeon crawlers like Diablo and Baldur’s Gate, but the popularity of the Gearbox’s shooter made the feature a standard for FPS/RPG hybrid games like the Bungie’s live service Destiny series.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
What is Gen Con? Gen Con is a four-day event catering to enthusiasts of all things gaming (minus sports and gambling): tabletop and RPG's (Role-Playing Games) as well as video, computer and trading card games.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2024
The attack was the deadliest against the IDF of the war since January, when Hamas RPG fire collapsed two buildings containing IDF soldiers, killing 21.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
More:The best Super Mario Bros. games, including 'Wonder,' 'RPG,' definitively ranked
Like many Mario games before it, the first battles are instructional and the foundational bits of the game's story are set.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
Badges add deeper strategy and customization to Super Mario RPG's core.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
On a day-to-day basis, there is less bombardment, less artillery and tank fire by Israel, officials say, and less ambushes, RPG assaults and sniping by Hamas.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Indeed, Dragon’s Dogma 2 contains 21 DLCs, including a $2.99 charge to essentially fast travel through the RPG.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
First Combat Use Claimed A video posted by the Russian media MASH shows the test-firing of an RPG mounted at an angle on a drone.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Before Borderlands, looting was mostly a mechanic for dungeon crawlers like Diablo and Baldur’s Gate, but the popularity of the Gearbox’s shooter made the feature a standard for FPS/RPG hybrid games like the Bungie’s live service Destiny series.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
What is Gen Con? Gen Con is a four-day event catering to enthusiasts of all things gaming (minus sports and gambling): tabletop and RPG's (Role-Playing Games) as well as video, computer and trading card games.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2024
The attack was the deadliest against the IDF of the war since January, when Hamas RPG fire collapsed two buildings containing IDF soldiers, killing 21.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
More:The best Super Mario Bros. games, including 'Wonder,' 'RPG,' definitively ranked
Like many Mario games before it, the first battles are instructional and the foundational bits of the game's story are set.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
Badges add deeper strategy and customization to Super Mario RPG's core.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
On a day-to-day basis, there is less bombardment, less artillery and tank fire by Israel, officials say, and less ambushes, RPG assaults and sniping by Hamas.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Indeed, Dragon’s Dogma 2 contains 21 DLCs, including a $2.99 charge to essentially fast travel through the RPG.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
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“RPG.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RPG. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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