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This came after the North Korean launch of multiple short-range ballistic missiles over the Sea of Japan—referred to as the East Sea in South Korea.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The game includes the usual stockpile of varied weapons—from short-range shotguns to long-range semi-automatics to high-damage explosives with dangerous blowback—and doles them out slowly enough that major new options are still being introduced well into the back half of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
North Korea has also exported short-range ballistic missiles, among other weapons, to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. and allied intelligence agencies as well as independent researchers.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Plan derives from Israel’s Iron Dome Trump’s dreams for the Golden Dome stem from Israel’s Iron Dome, a system the small country uses as a means to take out short-range rockets and artillery fired from up to 43 miles away.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 May 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The game includes the usual stockpile of varied weapons—from short-range shotguns to long-range semi-automatics to high-damage explosives with dangerous blowback—and doles them out slowly enough that major new options are still being introduced well into the back half of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
North Korea has also exported short-range ballistic missiles, among other weapons, to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. and allied intelligence agencies as well as independent researchers.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Plan derives from Israel’s Iron Dome Trump’s dreams for the Golden Dome stem from Israel’s Iron Dome, a system the small country uses as a means to take out short-range rockets and artillery fired from up to 43 miles away.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-range
Adjective
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Still, access is limited, and many patients struggle to obtain prescriptions through the NHS.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Pedro Pascal is strategically pursuing another Emmy, but his limited screen time undoubtedly presents a challenge.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on June 11.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Florida acquired Jones from Chicago for backup goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick on March 1.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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This weekend’s tentative agreement is the second time the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and NJ Transit management have shook hands on a wage bump.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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New Jersey Transit and the union representing its train engineers reached a tentative agreement on Sunday, ending the state's first statewide rail strike in over 40 years.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The Liberation Day gambit was a minor and transitory phenomenon compared to the vast scale and importance of the Treasury market.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The city’s inherent transitory nature means there’s always a flow of people coming and going, both domestically and internationally, which makes D.C. ripe for this kind of quiet space for a meeting, political or otherwise.—
William Goodman,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your garden and turning them into enchanting home decor.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Architectural Digest,
27 May 2025
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Photographers also took note of the entirely ordinary and ephemeral things around them: a shelf of glassware, a broom in a courtyard, a tree, a leaf.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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The challenge is for those moments to not be so fleeting.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Among the group is a pair of Black twins, whose professor mentions Mengele’s fixation with identical siblings, which both portends fleeting dramatic moments in the rest of the film, and also steeps this post-mortem study in dramatic irony.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Only seven qualified American League hitters have a lower one.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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Also, qualified service members can transfer up to 36 months or a portion of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to a spouse or child.—
Crystal Tate,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Short-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-range. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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