blunderbuss
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There is also a blunderbuss, a precursor to the shotgun, owned by Capt. Michael McClary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Unfortunately, these mouthwashes are a blunderbuss approach to oral health, as they indiscriminately remove both good and bad bacteria and increase oral acidity, which can cause disease.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
He may not have pioneered the blunderbuss technique of deregulation, but he provided a model.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Dunphy’s lawsuit, filed last month in state court in New York, “contains a blunderbuss of contradictory allegations,” Giuliani said in his written response last Friday.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023
On its back, a grim-looking mustached man in a cowboy hat brandished an old-fashioned blunderbuss, its wide metal mouth extending back over a wooden handle.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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