shoot at

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Today, there is a massive difference between the production quality of the videos we shoot at home and the blockbusters we watch at the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

In contrast, the Department of Justice’s use-of-force policy makes it explicit that officers should not shoot at a vehicle if they can protect themselves by “moving out of the path of the vehicle.”

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Hours later, he called Times reporter James Queally “an absolute joke, not a journalist” because my colleague noted it’s standard practice by most American law enforcement agencies to not shoot at moving vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Earlier that morning, Doncic did a photo shoot at a Manhattan home once owned by an Olsen twin—please don’t ask me which one, I can’t remember.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

Tea Cake made her shoot at little things just to give her good aim.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston