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Streeting said Sir Keir was not going to "shoot from the hip" in his comments about international affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

As a mother, she wrote in her second book, “most of the time I shot from the hip, making it up as I went along.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“He’s not going to be shooting from the hip in terms of issues,” Francis said.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

These tended to be wide-ranging and opinionated; he shot from the hip.

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

The white, twisted bone angled out oddly from the hip.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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