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Recent Examples of gunshot
As Moore fell to the pavement suffering from a fatal gunshot wound, the gunman and his sidekicks took off, with Washington’s phone and wallet in tow, cops said.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Nguyen was found unresponsive sitting in a vehicle with a gunshot wound to her head at 10:20 p.m. April 13, 2022, on East Asher Court in Rogers.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Patrol officers responded to Pershing Street and located the victim, a man in his 40s, who was suffering from a non-life-threatening, graze-type gunshot wound, Boisvert said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Pearsall missed most of training camp with hamstring and shoulder injuries, then had to sit out the first six games of the season while recovering from a gunshot wound to his chest.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Nguyen was found unresponsive sitting in a vehicle with a gunshot wound to her head at 10:20 p.m. April 13, 2022, on East Asher Court in Rogers.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Patrol officers responded to Pershing Street and located the victim, a man in his 40s, who was suffering from a non-life-threatening, graze-type gunshot wound, Boisvert said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Pearsall missed most of training camp with hamstring and shoulder injuries, then had to sit out the first six games of the season while recovering from a gunshot wound to his chest.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
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The former legislative seat of a newly independent Ukraine, this national icon was severely damaged by a missile blast in 2022, highlighting war's impact on heritage and the power of preservation to catalyze healing.Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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The other milestone was the loading of the missile system onto a chartered vessel during a training event, confirming its capacity for maritime transportation.Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Trotter 0:42 Kim Hong-ji/Reuters SEOUL, TOKYO and LONDON -- The South Korean military detected a projectile fired from North Korea that was suspected to be a medium-range ballistic missile, a test-launch that arrived as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea.Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
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These systems are combined with kinetic counter-drone systems, which use projectiles to neutralize drones.Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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For instance, if Trump stops all weapons shipments to Ukraine, then Putin would have no incentive to negotiate and will bet that his army can steamroll Ukrainian defensive positions as Kyiv is starved of ammunition.Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The trial over Baldwin’s on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins had begun last July when a witness revealed evidence about ammunition that had not been disclosed to Baldwin’s attorneys.Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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In their world, there were more hands to share the load, more voices to call out, more feet to hold the line.Katherine Schulten, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gigabyte was showing off a pair of high-end systems built out with the C500, in concert with the company’s AI TOP utility, which was being demoed with a feature linking the two systems via Thunderbolt and the two sharing the load of AI processing tasks.John Burek, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Benjamin, who is averaging 30.5 points and has committed to San Diego, was also effective finding teammates for open shots.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Police did not disclose what happened inside the bodega that led to the shot being fired.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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The shell was one of the only objects that survived a fire that burned down her great-grandmother’s home in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in the early 1900s.Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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So, what happens then to the shells of carbon-rich dust?Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The solution is then loaded into a cartridge and inserted into the machine.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
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That solution is then inserted into a cartridge for the Cell BioPrint to analyze.Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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South Korean pop sensation J-Hope, best known as a member of BTS, has revealed plans for his inaugural solo world tour.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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