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[guhn] / gʌn /


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In response to the recent shooting, the prime minister has promised to speed up tough new gun control laws with severe penalties.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

McDonnell made no mention of the officer’s decision to brandish his gun.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

More recently, the fight for marriage equality in Obergefell and even gun rights in Heller.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Officials have since promised stricter gun laws, but previous pledges have failed to prevent repeated shootings.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

He stood beneath the naval gun, his form in darkness.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Permits to carry guns were suspended in late 2023.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Witnesses told police the boy had been interested in guns for a year or two, Atthapol said, adding that he had learned how to use one by watching content on social media.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Axon Enterprise plunged 14% to $522.46 even after the maker of Taser guns and drones posted earnings above the Wall Street peg, giving back some of the speculative gains ahead of its earnings report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

They said they did not even possess pellet guns.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Another young woman in the 587th, who’d been a hairdresser before the war, used a metal rod for cleaning guns as a curling iron.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

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

I stayed right, in the nearly empty lanes, and gunned it till I got to the closed section.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2023

King, just 39 when he was gunned down in 1968, would have been 94.

From Washington Times Jun. 4, 2023

I hooked a right on red and gunned the minivan—it had better pickup than Mom’s but only just barely— toward school.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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

Ellison is gunning to get the deal done before this fall.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

“I have nothing I’m gunning to do. I had my funeral and that didn’t exactly go as planned. Not really expecting a do-over, though.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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