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Recent Examples of gunshot
Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Police found Dawson on Trail Ridge Road in Mount Airy Forest early Saturday with a gunshot wound and she was also pronounced dead at the scene.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
Dispatchers received numerous 911 calls at 10:20 p.m. reporting shots being fired in the area of Sandy Lane Norwich where officers responded and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Sgt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
Soon after, police received a call from an area hospital regarding a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment with an apparent gunshot wound to the body, the release says.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Police found Dawson on Trail Ridge Road in Mount Airy Forest early Saturday with a gunshot wound and she was also pronounced dead at the scene.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
Dispatchers received numerous 911 calls at 10:20 p.m. reporting shots being fired in the area of Sandy Lane Norwich where officers responded and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Sgt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
Soon after, police received a call from an area hospital regarding a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment with an apparent gunshot wound to the body, the release says.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
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Based on the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, which is the basis for both the Army and the Navy's hypersonic weapon projects, the new missile is intended to be not only extremely fast, but also responsive, maneuverable, and able to survive under battlefield conditions.David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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But weapons and having more weapons, especially long range, especially something to counter this 3,000 glide bombs every month that Russians are sending against us, those missiles, both Russian and North Korean missiles.CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The projectiles landed in an open area and no one was injured, according to the Israeli military.Charbel Mallo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles Sunday, with some intercepted – marking one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months.Bradford Betz, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Rogers pleaded guilty to one count each of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
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This data will be your ammunition for scaling successful approaches across your content library.Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kara Kramer’s illustrations, filled with the bright colors of the Rubik’s Cube and loads of shapes and geometric patterns, bring a delightful energy to the tale.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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There’s just loads of people that turn up in a park, and there’s music.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The second shot was of a First Response pregnancy test that was positive.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Two cannabis manufacturers have issued voluntary recalls for vape cartridges this month after learning of potential pesticide contamination, according to the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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These drives support new tape cartridge media using Strontium Ferrite magnetic particles.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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For years, Tyler has continued to complicate what a pop star can embody.Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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While the pop star typically wears her hair in big, bombshell curls, this set was especially fluffy and voluminous, definitely the result of some Velcro rollers, a teasing comb, and a large-barrel curling iron.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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