rifle through
idiom
: to search through something quickly and carelessly often in order to take or steal something
He rifled through the papers on his desk.
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What happened: Authorities said a man stuck the barrel of a rifle through the fence at the edge of the golf course while the former president was golfing.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Authorities said Routh, who had a GoPro camera and two backpacks, shoved the muzzle of his rifle through a chain-link fence and may have been aiming at the president when agents fired at him.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
The 58-year-old from Hawai'i was already charged with two gun crimes for allegedly pointing a rifle through the tree line surrounding the course at Trump International Golf Club where the Republican presidential nominee was playing a game with friends on Sept. 15.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Agents fired at the suspect after spotting his rifle through the fence line near the Trump International golf course, multiple sources told ABC News.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Authorities said Routh, who had a GoPro camera and two backpacks, shoved the muzzle of his rifle through a chain-link fence and may have been aiming at the president when agents fired at him.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
The 58-year-old from Hawai'i was already charged with two gun crimes for allegedly pointing a rifle through the tree line surrounding the course at Trump International Golf Club where the Republican presidential nominee was playing a game with friends on Sept. 15.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Agents fired at the suspect after spotting his rifle through the fence line near the Trump International golf course, multiple sources told ABC News.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Rifle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rifle%20through. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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