archer
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However, Badenoch accused the PM of "catching arrows rather than stopping the archer" in his approach.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The identity of the archer, or archers, remains unknown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
They featured complex politics and monstrous villains but also felt less oppressive: “Seraphina’s” eponymous hero is a musician rather than an archer, and music is at the center of the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Chinese archer Ai Xinliang describes him as “sunshine, giving light to all disabled persons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
He slapped the archer on the back as the young man placed the feather in the brim of his hat to see how it looked.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Henry’s archers carried longbows that cost little, drawn by men trained in every village across the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The researchers draw parallels to human military history, where heavily armored knights were eventually replaced by specialized soldiers such as archers and crossbowmen.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025
The 250 yards is a typical distance for castle-bashing, since the archers defending such strongholds struggled to hit targets much beyond that distance.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Thousands wrote letters to suggest ways of capturing Goldie, including "get a gun that shoots a net" and "use archers to fire drugged meat into the air".
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
The archers followed at a distance, removing their cowls as they hurried after her.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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