revolver
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The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
McCarthy, she said, wanted to know why she was wearing a holster with a Colt revolver in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Hallie Biden, who is also the widow of the defendant's late brother, said she discovered the revolver amid piles of clothes and litter in the console of Hunter Biden's truck.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
The officer looked at Ralph doubtfully for a moment, then took his hand away from the butt of the revolver.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
When authorities searched Michael Abatti’s properties, they took possession of more than three dozen firearms including more than two dozen rifles, as well as shotguns, pistols and revolvers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Typically, the first segment to mature involves revolving debt but borrowers seek to refinance longer-dated credits alongside revolvers, Moody’s said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
While the men huff around with revolvers, the women have embraced the model of the old “Road to … ” series with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
"I own handguns, target pistols, revolvers," he says, most of them inherited.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
Four men stand in our entryway, all dressed in khaki pants with small holsters at their belts and tiny revolvers that don’t look real.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
