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sorties

  • present tense form
    of sortie (3rd person singular).
    sortie
    noun
    a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.

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It has spent more than 200 days in a combat zone and has launched more than 10,000 sorties, said acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Japanese jets scrambled 595 times in the year to March 31, 2026, including 366 sorties against Chinese aircraft and 214 for Russian planes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Helicopters piloted by emergency responders flew sorties to deliver water in a bid to douse the fires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Analysts from defence intelligence firm Janes offered a similar assessment, as well as saying there had been a "general increase in US intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sorties" since February.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Above all, his sorties reinforced his belief that the Wooded Island, despite the Japanese temple, should be made as wild as possible.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson