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The Israeli military said troops operating in the Khan Younis area had eliminated militants, confiscated weapons and dismantled Hamas outposts in the last 24 hours, while striking 100 targets across Gaza, including military structures, weapons storage facilities and launchers.—USA Today, 4 July 2025 Troops describe firing at crowds of aid seekers One soldier quoted in Haaretz says the army fires machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars at crowds — who pose no threat — while waiting for the distribution sites to open.—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 28 June 2025 The four commercial astronauts rocketed into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and their Dragon capsule docked at the space station Thursday to kick off a two-week stay.—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025 The phone is effectively locked into this customised and restricted launcher.—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for launcher
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