marksman
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Kane's status as captain, talisman and main marksman is illustrated very simply by his all-time record of 79 goals in 114 England games.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
I also learned to be a good marksman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Mbappe scored from close range in the 83rd minute after Ekitike had been denied, taking him to 55 goals for his country and to within two of all-time top marksman Olivier Giroud's tally of 57.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
A marksman, she has been deployed to the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the Baltic states and South Korea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
Being a marksman and sharpshooter, he was peculiarly fitted to miss.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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But there’s one player who scores more frequently than any of those legendary marksmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Uniformed marksmen spray the mob with cold water.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
It means the top marksmen in the Premier League and La Liga will go head-to-head for the first time in international football.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
A hero, an ace swashbuckler and an expert marksmen, no one ever wonders if Link is too delicate to save the magical kingdom of Hyrule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
It was a lot harder than it looked but after a while I got pretty good thanks to all the expert marksmen hanging around disguised as milkmaids.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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