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Recent Examples of artillery
On the morning of April 20, artillery fire rained down on the Amethyst from the north bank of the river, causing the ship to run aground.
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Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Both sides continue to rely heavily on drones, artillery and electronic warfare, with front lines shifting village by village.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Some parts of Route 65 looked more like an artillery range, with rim-bending, tire-tearing, and suspension-slaughtering potholes blossoming from the black top.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Sarma offers precision From an operational perspective, Sarma reflects a broader shift in Russian artillery doctrine toward greater precision, survivability, and mobility.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Both sides continue to rely heavily on drones, artillery and electronic warfare, with front lines shifting village by village.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Some parts of Route 65 looked more like an artillery range, with rim-bending, tire-tearing, and suspension-slaughtering potholes blossoming from the black top.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Sarma offers precision From an operational perspective, Sarma reflects a broader shift in Russian artillery doctrine toward greater precision, survivability, and mobility.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artillery
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Among the category winners were stunning photographs including the guns of a Japanese Navy wreck, a female octopus lovingly guarding her eggs and the moment clownfish eggs hatch.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Agents ran into a grocery store with guns, busted a United States citizen’s truck window and lingered outside an office belonging to an immigrant-friendly nonprofit, among other controversies.—
Ryan Oehrli
Updated February 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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Regarding Anthropic’s other red line, autonomous weapons, the definition is narrow enough to be manageable—systems that select and engage targets without human supervision.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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The exercise was carried out by the 62nd Airlift Wing, the only US Air Force unit certified to routinely transport US nuclear weapons to ensure both safety and security.—
David Szondy
February 21,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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