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rifle

[rahy-fuhl] / ˈraɪ fəl /


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Snyder was charged with one felony count of carrying a loaded firearm after deputies noticed he was carrying a rifle that wasn’t registered in his name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Police said a rifle was recovered from Porter on the night he was killed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Kovalskiy, who was brought up to not point a rifle at a person when shooting as a sportsman, said there is one aspect of his old work that he doesn’t miss: killing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Carrying a rifle, he posed with other soldiers wearing military fatigues.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

No rifle to hunt or protect us from wild animals.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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