Target practice
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Target practice refers to any exercise (often military) in which projectiles are fired at a specified target, usually to improve the aim of the person or persons firing the weapon.
Doubtless one of the most famous examples is the 1937 Bombing of Gernika, in which the German Condor Legion attacked the Basque town, although the attack was politically motivated.
Due to its connotation, "target practice" is often used figuratively, generally to describe a situation in which a helpless thing or person is harmed.
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