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shot

noun as in discharge; ammunition

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Writing is a solitary pursuit, and there are only so many shots of White playing his guitar and singing or holding his guitar and writing in his notebook that you can show.

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In decades past, he said, three fellow employees were killed on the job, and he has been shot twice.

Hamas shot at troops who are stationed in Israeli-controlled territory in southern Gaza, a military official said, which is what prompted the prime minister to order a new round of strikes amid the cease-fire.

There has been an outpouring of grief for Andrew Nunez, a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot Monday, allegedly by a suspect who then led officers on a wild motorcycle chase.

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The Burevestnik, which flew at well below the speed of sound, made its debut just as subsonic missiles are increasingly being shot down in Ukraine because modern defensive systems can lock onto them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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