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Recent Examples of gunshot
Officers responded to the hospital and located the gunshot victim, identified as 30-year-old Roberto Baez of Waterbury, who later was pronounced dead, Bessette said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Neighbors hadn't reported any gunshots in the area over the weekend, police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said at a news conference Wednesday.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
The footage then showed gunshots being fired before the person and three others drove away.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
She was taken to a hospital in stable condition with gunshot wounds.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Neighbors hadn't reported any gunshots in the area over the weekend, police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said at a news conference Wednesday.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
The footage then showed gunshots being fired before the person and three others drove away.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
She was taken to a hospital in stable condition with gunshot wounds.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
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But weapons and having more weapons, especially long range, especially something to counter this 3,000 glide bombs every month that Russians are sending against us, those missiles, both Russian and North Korean missiles.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Based on the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, which is the basis for both the Army and the Navy's hypersonic weapon projects, the new missile is intended to be not only extremely fast, but also responsive, maneuverable, and able to survive under battlefield conditions.David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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Four projectiles were recovered from his body and turned over to Office of Inspector General inspectors.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Evacuation orders after rocket fire Militants in central Gaza meanwhile fired four projectiles into Israel on Wednesday, two of which were intercepted, the military said.Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Under attack, Hyun-ju, played by Park Sung-hoon, a transgender character who was previously a first class sergeant in the ROK Special Forces, helps fend off the guards and eventually returns to the living quarters to find more ammunition.Peter White, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Despite their best efforts and ammunition low, In-ho took two other men to meet up with Gi-hun and Jung-bae with more rounds.Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Kara Kramer’s illustrations, filled with the bright colors of the Rubik’s Cube and loads of shapes and geometric patterns, bring a delightful energy to the tale.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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There’s just loads of people that turn up in a park, and there’s music.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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While Feinsand isn't directly saying the Tigers are the favorites to land Bregman, his belief the Yankees and Red Sox may not take the shot at him indicates Detroit is likely the front-runner.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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In reality, the establishing exterior shot is a matte painting, and the interior of the structure and closer exterior shots were built out on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
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In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Your first refill is included with this bundle—future packs come with 12 cartridges each, which is enough to make 48 bottles of bubbly.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an odor neutralizer cartridge that can be placed into the vacuum’s brush roll and is is designed to keep foul odors out of the air while cleaning.Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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With collectors ranging from royalty to celebrities like Justin Bieber, Shakira, and Bad Bunny, Jacob’s work has become synonymous with innovative pop culture reinterpretation.Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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May Records showed there was no evidence of a mass shooting plot for Dogwood Dell in 2022, VCU grads protested Youngkin's commencement speech by walking out, and pop star Chappell Roan performed in Richmond.Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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