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sniper

NOUN
gunman
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If the team had invested any actual energy into brainstorming this entry, they’d have played paintball with a sniper drone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

“I used to be the sniper and everyone was dancing around me. Now the drone pilot, everyone dances around him, including me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

This January, Moscow increased military shipments to Iran, most likely including attack helicopters, air defense systems, spare parts for Su-35 fighter jets, radio-electronic equipment and sniper rifles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Idaho prosecutors did charge the sniper, and a federal appeals court allowed the case to proceed, but a newly elected prosecutor in Idaho instead chose to drop the charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

For all the hazards—the risks from sniper fire and incoming shells, the serious health problems—trenches saved lives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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