drone on
phrasal verb
droned on; droning on; drones on
informal
: to speak for a long time in a dull voice without saying anything interesting
She had trouble keeping awake as he droned on about himself.
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In one strike, a 13-year-old, his father and a 22-year-old man were hit by Israeli drones on the eastern side of the central Bureij refugee camp, according to officials from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah, which received the bodies.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
In one strike, a 13-year-old, his father and a 22-year old man were hit by Israeli drones on the eastern side of the central Bureij refugee camp, according to officials from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah, which received the bodies.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
After all, Russia launched 131 drones on Christmas at Kyiv and other cities, killing seven civilians.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026
Ladis secretly took his drone on a family sunset walk and asked to take a photo.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
In one strike, a 13-year-old, his father and a 22-year old man were hit by Israeli drones on the eastern side of the central Bureij refugee camp, according to officials from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah, which received the bodies.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
After all, Russia launched 131 drones on Christmas at Kyiv and other cities, killing seven civilians.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026
Ladis secretly took his drone on a family sunset walk and asked to take a photo.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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