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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 The attack, which unfolded over two days, was launched weeks after the RSF began targeting the camp with long-range artillery in early December, according to a Yale HRL report. Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 Some regions endure relentless aerial bombings; others are plagued by drones or artillery fire. Iuliia Mendel, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 Russia has lost 180 artillery systems in the past three days, according to figures provided by Ukraine's military. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un, has become a key source of missiles, artillery and personnel for Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort against his neighbor—a relationship Washington and Seoul are watching closely. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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