as in firing
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds
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China last tested an ICBM launched into the Pacific in September 2024, firing a DF-31B nuclear-capable missile from Hainan Island in the South China Sea into the open Pacific near French Polynesia.
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China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, then firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead.
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The film began shooting on location in Anglesey, North Wales, at the end of June.
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Olivia Wilde says that a drowning scene became a little too real while shooting one of her earliest movies.
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“Squeezing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezing%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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