short-range
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of short-range
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Security Council meeting following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on March 25 that his country plans to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus.
From Seattle Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that his country intended to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus.
From Washington Times
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this week that his country intended to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus, its neighbor and ally.
From Seattle Times
Mr. Irsay added that the plan is “not a short-range commitment. It’s a long-range commitment.”
From New York Times
Tactical or short-range nuclear weapons, many of them built during the Cold War standoff, were pulled back to Russia from Warsaw Pact countries, and other Soviet republics, in the early 1990s.
From Washington Post
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