gun
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By Sunday afternoon, the rumor had acquired its supposed smoking gun.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The man who initially fired the gun was wearing a long white shirt as well as military fatigue trousers and boots, which are commonly worn by soldiers, Wessels said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
On May 6, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, Hasna, by firing several rounds from a 20 mm cannon gun, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mulligan argued that evidence of infidelity was not evidence of murder and questioned why Flynn was being accused of tampering with evidence because his gun could not be found.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
There’s a spaceship in my garage, and I own a multipurpose ray gun disguised as a laser pointer.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Large-calibre machine guns such as Brownings are also being fitted with computerized targeting to hit fast-moving objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
After the Inter-Con guards secured their guns, they toured the building like they owned it, refusing either to answer questions or surrender Simpson’s key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a council member, Von Wilpert authored bills to ban untraceable guns and launched housing grant initiatives for educators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Also canned food, bottled water, guns, and Geiger counters to measure radiation.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
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 sees nothing but doom ahead for the species he devoted his career to, whether or not the barred owl is gunned down to save it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
All the same, Joe and Nancy couldn’t help but feel a slight glow as they gunned through the dusty wasteland toward where pickings were best.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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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
Bermúdez, the effusive mood-lifter of the group, was gunning for a career as a soloist when he entered the ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The 24-year-old, who's gunning for a historic quadruple win at the event this week, told BBC Newsbeat "the glam definitely helps that mentality because sprinting is such a confidence game".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
“I’m sure he wasn’t gunning for your sister, but these things happen.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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