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shooting

NOUN
firing a weapon
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This produces the streak of light commonly known as a meteor or "shooting star."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Then Italy, that was another good experience where I I tried biathlon, which is skiing and shooting.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Standing 59 feet tall and shooting up through multiple galleries to the ceiling of the center’s third floor, the sleek black Electron Rocket is one of the answers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Its latest moves include a criminal probe into OpenAI launched in April after reviewing communications between the suspected gunman in a 2025 fatal shooting at Florida State University and ChatGPT, the company’s chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The guinea pigs across the hilltops, the fairies in the grove, and flying on a real shooting star.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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