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gun

[guhn] / gʌn /


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At the same time, the pit-lane limit is not measured by a speed gun, but by a series of timing loops and the on-car transponders.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

OpenAI, the company that fired the starting gun on the current AI rally in late 2022, filed private documents with the SEC Monday that outlined its plans to go public in the coming months.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

A Pentagon contract award often is a starting gun for Lockheed to gather proposals from parts makers, including Boeing, L3Harris and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe was meant to take the stand as a smoking gun for the prosecution but instead revealed no new information and came to Jackson’s defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

With the alien tech in his ray gun.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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