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Recent Examples of firing squad
The law allows inmates the option to instead choose firing squad or lethal injection, if available.
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Ryan Young, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
What is the modern history of the firing squad in the U.S.?
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
The three previous firing squad executions in the U.S. took place in Utah.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
During the Civil War, firing squads were common for executing soldiers for desertion; in some cases, they would be blindfolded and tied to stakes before being shot.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Young, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
What is the modern history of the firing squad in the U.S.?
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
The three previous firing squad executions in the U.S. took place in Utah.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
During the Civil War, firing squads were common for executing soldiers for desertion; in some cases, they would be blindfolded and tied to stakes before being shot.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firing squad
Noun
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
Noun
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What Happens Next The Russian military will continue its activities, including exercises and patrols, in the Sea of Japan.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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This year — in which Gov. Hochul has been funding additional overtime for overnight transit cop patrols — has seen a further reduction, with an average of 4.4 major crimes a day for January and February.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Tuesday’s demonstration served as a precursor to an informational picket scheduled for Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. outside the California Department of Human Resources.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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More:Strike averted: University of Michigan Health, SEIU reach tentative contract agreement Another group of unionized workers at U-M Health Sparrow is planning an informational picket from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the hospital on E. Michigan Avenue in Lansing.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Nov. 2024
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But what defines a true community — as different from a simple base or an outpost — is that a proper settlement must maintain a self-sustaining population.—
Dave S. Brody,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The outposts will feature claw machines filled with products, merchandise and grand prizes, including tickets redeemable for the Berry Collection luggage pieces.—
Charlie Carballo,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Intimidating sentries patrol the streets; snipers are merciless death machines.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Nov. 2014
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Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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On the Series watches, Apple plans to put the camera inside the device's display itself, while on the larger Ultra model, the camera will lie on the side of the watch, next to the side button.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Mar. 2025
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The security did an amazing job keeping watch over the ship last night.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squad. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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