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The Afghan smuggler says he hides migrants near the border wall, and then they wait until there’s less patrolling of a portion of the border wall to take a shot at the “game”.

From BBC

They added that they would like to take a shot of “whatever they’re drinking if 100 extra days of campaigning for Harris instead of Biden would have changed the results of last night!”

From Salon

It didn’t take long for him to get into specifics—and take a shot at WP Engine directly.

From Slate

With the ball at UCLA’s 39-yard line and Martin having built some momentum, Foster chose not to run another play rather than take a shot at the end zone.

Rafael Barros, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Miami field office, said that agents opened fire and that it was unclear whether the man with the weapon was able to take a shot before fleeing.

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

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