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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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As night falls, the usually vibrant city is eerily quiet — apart from the occasional sound of gunfire.
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Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The Crimean War also marked the first military application of the telegraph and the first salvo of naval gunfire using exploding shells.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Cross-border exchanges of gunfire between soldiers have increased along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals.
—Prabhjot Gill, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
At the same time, officers received calls for the sound of gunfire in the area of Kentucky and Huttig avenues.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
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Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The Crimean War also marked the first military application of the telegraph and the first salvo of naval gunfire using exploding shells.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Cross-border exchanges of gunfire between soldiers have increased along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals.
—Prabhjot Gill, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
At the same time, officers received calls for the sound of gunfire in the area of Kentucky and Huttig avenues.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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