archer
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But the ability to hit the Russian archer instead of letting the arrows fall is even better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In the field behind them, a scarecrow in the form of an archer, along with rags fluttering from lines of string, are meant to keep birds from scavenging the newly planted seeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They featured complex politics and monstrous villains but also felt less oppressive: “Seraphina’s” eponymous hero is a musician rather than an archer, and music is at the center of the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Feeling loose, feeling good, Stutzman began to wonder: Could he finish his storied career with something no armless archer had achieved — Paralympic gold?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
“All day and all night, might be even longer,” insisted one big, black-bearded archer with a Cerwyn axe sewn on his breast.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
It was defended by a mix of infantry, archers, and cavalry drawn from across the Roman Empire.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 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
Regrouping the sling-throwers and a few archers, he ordered them to await his command.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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