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
It's more like buckshot — a "constellation of mutually supporting factors," as he calls them, that contribute to overall wellness.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
Buster Murdaugh also testified that guns were left around the property “with the safety on” and that he never loaded one shell of larger buckshot and a second shell of smaller birdshot in his shotguns.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
In his commentary, he had referred to the projectiles as buckshot.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023
“I looked that rabbit over good, Marty, and you won’t find any buckshot in that thigh,” Dad says, buttering his bread.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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