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shooting

NOUN
firing a weapon
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After starting to film his section of the music video, An alleges West "couldn't remember his lines", shouted cut, and turned his attention to shooting a different scene.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

No information was released on the victims or circumstances of the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Then that afternoon, President Trump posted on social media that Israel was pulling back in Lebanon, and Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In its statement on the shooting, the Israeli military said that a single shot was fired after the soldiers "perceived a vehicle accelerating towards them".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I run from a green flare shooting out of Taylor’s tube.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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