plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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After the shooting, dozens of deputies, state investigators and federal agents descended on the house.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Republican wants new gun safety measures At least 389 mass shootings have taken place so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as those in which four or more victims are shot.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
The text message was sent to the woman at 5:03 p.m. Saturday, about a half-hour before the interstate shooting started, according to the arrest warrant.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Contact Nushrat Rahman: nrahman@freepress.com.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Republican wants new gun safety measures At least 389 mass shootings have taken place so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as those in which four or more victims are shot.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
The text message was sent to the woman at 5:03 p.m. Saturday, about a half-hour before the interstate shooting started, according to the arrest warrant.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024
More:Detroit’s down payment assistance plan serves as model for Harris proposal, Duggan says
More:Coalition demands release of body cam footage from fatal shooting during an eviction
Contact Nushrat Rahman: nrahman@freepress.com.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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