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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

Images of the weapons found in the house were shown to the court, including an air rifle, which was stored in a wooden box and included a self-contained gas cartridge.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The Florida woman who allegedly raked Rihanna’s West L.A. home with rifle fire earlier this year may be mentally unfit to stand trial, her attorney said in court Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

He was carrying what appeared to be a rifle and magazines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Before I scrambled down, unused rifle on my back, I sought out Rose, spying her and Wab embracing in the dirt expanse between the woods and the road.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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