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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) during the brutal artillery attack families hid in their cellars

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Recent Examples of artillery Pakistan and India agreed on May 10, 2025, to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks. Erin Doherty, CNBC, 10 May 2025 In Pakistan, an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, local police official Adeel Ahmad said. Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 Pakistan said another five of its civilians had been killed Wednesday from artillery fire along the Line of Control, the AP reported. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 May 2025 The Indian military claimed Pakistan bombarded areas of Kashmir with artillery in retaliation. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for artillery

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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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