buckshot
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"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer," Pirro said.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
In his commentary, he had referred to the projectiles as buckshot.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023
They scattered like buckshot, turning the well-trodden grass and dirt paths into a highway.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
“There is no silver bullet, there is, you know, golden buckshot, because it’s going to take a lot of different kinds of policies to win this battle,” Inslee said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
Half a dozen steamy muffins flew from the horn of plenty like buckshot.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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