as in to shoot (up)
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After a prowler broke out a window in Nicole Keller’s SUV late one evening a couple of weeks ago, two of her Columbus Park neighbors called Kansas City police.—
Nathan Pilling
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
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In Russia, local officials in the Krasnodar region said that a fire that broke out Friday following a Ukrainian strike on an oil terminal in the Black Sea city of Tuapse was put out on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The crackdown—which came amid a shrinking economy, rising costs, tax increases, and Ukrainian drone strikes on the country’s energy sector—led to a rare outburst of public discontent and an equally uncommon acknowledgment of the dissatisfaction from Putin.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Gas prices have surged and inflation is rising.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Bob (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bob%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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