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gun

[guhn] / gʌn /


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Interim President Rodríguez and opposition leader Machado laid out competing visions, sounding the opening gun of a power struggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Murphy, who has represented Connecticut in the Senate since 2013, has emerged as a prominent Democratic voice on gun control and immigration.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Collective flow has since become another important "smoking gun" signature of quark-gluon plasma.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

On Monday, Menapace launched a GoFundMe campaign with a goal of raising $5,000 to help the crew replace its stolen equipment, including a nail gun and eight batteries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

A girl sat on the piercing stool while an employee steadied the gun.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Its $9.5 million “power and energy” proposal promised cutting-edge research on how to distribute the limited power on board a ship between multiple energy-intense systems, like radars, lasers and rail guns.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

According to the San Diego action, more than half of all ghost guns recovered in the U.S. are confiscated in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Bear-hunting permits across eight provinces have been issued and officials are seeking to obtain tranquiliser dart guns to support rangers in rural areas, AFP reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

More than a quarter of Brazilians are now evangelical Christians, up from just 9% in 1991, while violent crime has fueled demands for tougher policing and greater access to guns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Frankie clung to my trail, following me past riveted metal machines, past imposing cannons and naval guns, past armored plates and display cases of mortars and bullets.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

And Hoy gunned his boat for the day’s first run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Less than a month before he was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave a memorable speech — the last major one of his life — at Amherst College.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

Abu Warda gunned the tractor’s engine, pushing it faster as he passed the shell of a seaside cafe where his family once stopped for tea and grilled chicken on weekend sojourns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life - on the eve of the European elections.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

He gunned the car and we drove up, twisting and turning on a blacktop-paved road.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Unexpectedly, Resident Evil, despite being based on a piece of recognizable intellectual property about gunning down monsters, has the same human touch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Jurors in the highly anticipated murder trial of Luigi Mangione, charged with gunning down a health insurance executive, will receive anonymity, a judge said on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Messi, however, will be gunning for the Golden Boot having scored five goals already.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The congressional seat Galindo is gunning for represents TX-35, a newly redrawn district that encompasses part of the San Antonio metro area and a slice of rural Texas to the south and east.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

In another half mile, Chanceview relieved Advocator, gunning alongside Seabiscuit for a final eighth of a mile.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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