sniper
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“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
A Ukrainian sniper commander whose call sign is Coyote said troops are still needed to take and hold positions, and snipers are part of that infantry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Attorney General Janet Reno decided not to pursue charges, but a county prosecutor in the state did, charging the sniper with involuntary manslaughter.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026
And then it’s also, ‘Hey, you want to play us man-to-man, one-on-one, I’m enough of a sniper as a passer to make you pay for it.’
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
She noticed a police sniper crawling into position on a rooftop across the street and pointed it out to Sydney and Kat who nodded silently, as if speaking aloud might alert the criminals.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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"The Sniper" by Liam O’Flaherty
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