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Earlier this month, a New Orleans store clerk shot and killed 16-year-old Cecil Batiz, who allegedly tried to rob the store at gunpoint.
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Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Video surfaced shortly after his disappearance showing masked men holding him at gunpoint.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
And then, a troop of redcoats storms the house looking for Jamie, which forces him to pretend to kidnap Lord John at gunpoint.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In January of that year, a 17-year-old was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint and raped.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Video surfaced shortly after his disappearance showing masked men holding him at gunpoint.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
And then, a troop of redcoats storms the house looking for Jamie, which forces him to pretend to kidnap Lord John at gunpoint.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In January of that year, a 17-year-old was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint and raped.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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