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Recent Examples of launcher
These tools include tear gas dispensers, smoke bomb launchers, high-decibel horns, acoustic crowd dispersal devices and net shooters capable of close-range suspect apprehension.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Athena will share a SpaceX launcher with Lunar Trailblazer, a NASA orbiter that will study water on the moon.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The build comes with the Batmobile, which features detachable stud launchers, a lift-up cockpit, control panel, and a rotating exhaust-flame element.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Ukraine pressed for months and even years to get Western weapons: HIMARS rocket launchers, Abrams tanks and F-16 fighter jets.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Athena will share a SpaceX launcher with Lunar Trailblazer, a NASA orbiter that will study water on the moon.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The build comes with the Batmobile, which features detachable stud launchers, a lift-up cockpit, control panel, and a rotating exhaust-flame element.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Ukraine pressed for months and even years to get Western weapons: HIMARS rocket launchers, Abrams tanks and F-16 fighter jets.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for launcher
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Since the measures were imposed, tankers carrying Russian oil have been stuck off the coast of China, and further sanctions could hit Moscow's key revenue generator.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The risk there is that Mercer can’t get back to his 2022-23 heights as a reliable scoring chance generator and goal scorer.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Police arrested the 37-year-old SUV driver on suspicion of driving under the influence.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The driver and sole occupant of the car had injuries that appeared to be related to the crash, but doctors later discovered he had also been shot in the head, the CHP said.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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After discovering Morrison’s journals over a decade prior, Chewning — the executor of Morrison’s estate along with their brother Andrew, decided to publish them.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Robert Seidler was the executor of Peter Seidler’s will and estate until stepping down last May; Matt Seidler replaced him per terms of the family trust.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2025
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Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts, or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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The guard told 911 dispatch that a suspicious vehicle — a dark SUV — had driven through his yard.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The same month as the Herald’s reporting, December 2012, the Department of Children & Families quietly implemented a new policy that required high-level agency approval before any child in state care could be admitted to a nursing home, or move from one institution to another.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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When cooking, the agency states, always keep a lid nearby.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Nintendo Bigger buttons too The Joy-Cons seem to be larger, as do the ZL and ZR shoulder triggers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2025
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The company is also rolling out a companion system that sounds an alarm and triggers lights when someone attempts to cut the cord.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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Still, the firm says the positive catalysts outweigh the negative.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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Over 1,800 colleges and universities have adopted test-optional policies, with many citing the pandemic as a catalyst for reevaluating the importance of standardized testing.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The power of PileMate in Sag Harbor is prominent, especially in wintertime.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power that it may be forced to cut off power supply—with outages potentially lasting as long as 48 hours—in certain areas as a safety measure to prevent wildfires while the Red Flag Warning remained in effect.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launcher. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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