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
Midway through pursuing her master’s in 2011 she discovered a friend was a master archer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
However, Badenoch accused the PM of "catching arrows rather than stopping the archer" in his approach.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The assassin searched for his arrows and went away grumbling—but the Wart realized that, even if he was safe from the archer, he had lost his way and his hawk.
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
Every four years the world pauses for two weeks to cheer on rowers, fencers, archers and weightlifters, who win and lose in anonymity for most of their careers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
The obvious conclusion was that many of these men were archers.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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