shoot
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But, then again, maybe a critic who doesn’t want to shoot his phone would think differently.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
However, not everything went smoothly during the shoot.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I'm going to run a little experiment, and people that I would normally shoot an email to with some ideas, I'm just going to cold call them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The new credit doesn’t require productions to shoot in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Do not shoot rubber bands at one another.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Furthermore, if oil shoots up to $125 a barrel, long-end yields, already at 19-year highs, will continue moving higher, said George Catrambone, head of fixed income, Americas, at DWS.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
As the move reaches the final third, Dalot shoots from distance.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I look at Patrick, who shoots me a pleading expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Players at this year’s tournament have complained about an influx of influencers and content creators disrupting matches with photo shoots, bright lights and videos.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The other shoots through the railings and into the empty space of my jacket sleeve.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
We don’t, though and kids only get one shot at raising their children.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Blumenthal noted that two days prior in Austin, Texas, another man was shot by ICE agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
But Brook was the only batter to fall in a middle order collapse of 4-29 playing an aggressive shot.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
They might even have a shot in Minnesota.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Sweet – ” Charlie exclaimed, and his feet shot out from under him.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
In his parents’ yard, he spots “a fresh, red-barked branch shooting out of the scorched manzanita — a sign of life returning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
A Canadian province is suing OpenAI over its alleged failure to notify authorities about concerning user interactions on ChatGPT prior to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Travis County District Attorney’s office said the shooting may have violated state law and requested access to evidence for local investigators and the Austin Police Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The lawsuit claims OpenAI designed an unsafe product and was negligent for failing to flag the shooting suspect’s ChatGPT activity to police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The guinea pigs across the hilltops, the fairies in the grove, and flying on a real shooting star.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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