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Recent Examples of artillery
The tiny nation’s entire supply of artillery shells only equaled the number the Soviets could fire in a single day, according to Norek.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
German defense giant Rheinmetall has been building a slew of new factories since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and will soon make more 155mm artillery shells than the entire US defense industry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Nowhere has that been more pronounced than at Rheinmetall, which announced plans for several new artillery plants across Europe last year.
—Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
German defense giant Rheinmetall has been building a slew of new factories since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and will soon make more 155mm artillery shells than the entire US defense industry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Nowhere has that been more pronounced than at Rheinmetall, which announced plans for several new artillery plants across Europe last year.
—Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
And having already successfully conquered so many cable-style reality formats (docuseries, food shows, dating experiments), the streamer is now aiming its programming artillery — and algorithm — at one of the few remaining formats still dominated by broadcast networks such as ABC and NBC.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artillery
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Cellphone video recorded inside the school during the chaotic situation showed deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office sweeping the school with guns drawn.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Speaking on the morning after the shootings, Mayor Brandon Johnson said police had made 18 arrests and recovered five guns while responding to the shootings.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The government brought forward major reforms and bans on assault-style weapons after the country suffered its worst-ever shooting attack in 2020, when a man impersonating a police officer killed 22 people in northern Nova Scotia.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Before the June war, Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity, a short technical step away from weapons-grade levels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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