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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

The fundamental problem of playing against Wembanyama is how easily he can wall off shooting opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Hamby scored 15 points on six-for-eight shooting, a strong bounce-back performance after shooting 0 for 7 against the Aces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

With his photo entitled 'The Vikings are coming', Yarrow snubbed the tradition of shooting players on airplane steps.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Each had a sign on its door with the name of the movie that was shooting inside.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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