revolver
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On Sept. 18, 2023, deputies arrested Salazar at his Palmdale home, where they recovered a .22-caliber revolver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Downing Street has not released a picture of the revolver.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
One invented the telegraph, another created the first revolver, still a third was the father of the American sewing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Thank you, Nell,” Aunt Kitty said cheerfully, finally taking the warm revolver from my hand.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
By arming her mammies with revolvers, rifles and bullets, Saar turned a symbol of servility into one of militancy and power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Typically, the first segment to mature involves revolving debt but borrowers seek to refinance longer-dated credits alongside revolvers, Moody’s said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
While the men huff around with revolvers, the women have embraced the model of the old “Road to … ” series with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
"I own handguns, target pistols, revolvers," he says, most of them inherited.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
Dirix, Rotty, and the others charged at them, whooping and shouting, Jesper’s revolvers held aloft.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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