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as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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Chris Hacker, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
This non-exhaustive list of readings on the role of guns in US history and society introduces the field as a subject of scholarly inquiry.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Whether players choose to gun blasters blazing or employ stealth tactics, Outlaws rewards their play style, offering blaster and gear upgrades that work best with their choices.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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More than 2,500 other violent crimes were also committed with resold police guns, the new ATF report said.
—Chris Hacker, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
This non-exhaustive list of readings on the role of guns in US history and society introduces the field as a subject of scholarly inquiry.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Next came a brief network administrator stint at Microsoft and a marketing gig for Next Giant Leap, a consortium gunning for Google’s Lunar X Prize.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Whether players choose to gun blasters blazing or employ stealth tactics, Outlaws rewards their play style, offering blaster and gear upgrades that work best with their choices.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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The outlet stated that officers didn't find a firearm, but did find the group discussions on the messaging platforms after searching through his digital devices.Becca Longmire, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Officers learned that three male suspects wearing masks and brandishing firearms broke into the residence and pointed a handgun at one of the two juveniles in the home, police said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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Congressional representatives, political commentators, and social media influencers all treat data like artillery, trying to smash through the enemy's defenses.Kurt Gray, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Britain is also providing 150 more artillery barrels and a U.K.-designed mobile air defense system named Gravehawk.Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Investigators were able to obtain pictures from a neighbor that showed Cook walking through woods carrying a rifle.Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Judge Andy Porter denied the suppression motion, and the jury viewed and listened to the complete interview, in which Nixon-Clark admitted firing the Kriss Vector rifle once outside the house.Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2025
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Open More Federal Lands and Waters to Drilling Trump will likely move quickly to open additional onshore and offshore acreage to drilling.Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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An international team of scientists has achieved a groundbreaking feat in climate research by drilling a core of ice that could hold secrets dating back more than a million years.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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