archer
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Midway through pursuing her master’s in 2011 she discovered a friend was a master archer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Historically, taming a horse meant “breaking it,” explains Junko Goda, a horseback archer who was Bae Doona’s stunt riding double in Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Chinese archer Ai Xinliang describes him as “sunshine, giving light to all disabled persons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
In her low moments, Devi would take inspiration from American archer Matt Stutzman, who famously shoots with his feet using a customised device.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
He was lying on his stomach in a wood one day, with what sad thoughts nobody knows, when a lady archer came by, who was hunting.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Henry’s archers carried longbows that cost little, drawn by men trained in every village across the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The researchers draw parallels to human military history, where heavily armored knights were eventually replaced by specialized soldiers such as archers and crossbowmen.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025
The 250 yards is a typical distance for castle-bashing, since the archers defending such strongholds struggled to hit targets much beyond that distance.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Para archers in Stutzman’s classification traditionally have lower-body disabilities or impairment in one or both arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
Robin was blowing his hunting music and the ambushed archers swung round as the griffin charged.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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