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  • past participle of shoot.
  • past tense form of shoot.
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shot

[shot] / ʃɒt /




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Shot at the 2001 festival, the elaborate robbery sequence features red-carpet excitement as it spins the picture’s twisty plot into motion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But what an ideal moment for a film like “I Shot Andy Warhol” to be restored and rereleased, when Solanas’ life and words deserve the complex reconsideration that Harron’s movie affords them.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Research group, the Lobular Moon Shot Project, is calling on the government to fund a £20m research project into the basic biology of the disease.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Ruger suggested the companies meet at Shot Show, an annual conference held at Las Vegas’s Venetian Expo and Caesar’s Forum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

He’s playing simple chords in a studded beat that I think is supposed to be reggae, and after a while I realize it’s “I Shot the Sheriff.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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