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Post-Tribune, 7 July 2017
Outing highlights include: Registration, lunch and a putting contest (noon)
Shotgun start (1:30 p.m.)
Dinner (6:30 p.m.)
Proximities, skins, awards and a 50/50 raffle
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the event.
—Megan Becka, cleveland.com, 13 June 2017
Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
The department said the men, all from Jordan, had been subjected to abuse for 30 days by the 16- and 17-year-old suspects, who had frequently threatened to shoot them with a shotgun officers also found.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Lunch and registration begin at 11 a.m., with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
—Post-Tribune, 7 July 2017
Outing highlights include: Registration, lunch and a putting contest (noon)
Shotgun start (1:30 p.m.)
Dinner (6:30 p.m.)
Proximities, skins, awards and a 50/50 raffle
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the event.
—Megan Becka, cleveland.com, 13 June 2017
Noun
My son, Bobby, was riding shotgun: a brave moment for a 9-year-old boy.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
The department said the men, all from Jordan, had been subjected to abuse for 30 days by the 16- and 17-year-old suspects, who had frequently threatened to shoot them with a shotgun officers also found.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Eventually Claire is able to remove the second musket ball, and Lord John happily announces the news to William and Rachel, who are waiting in the parlor.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
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The one fatality among the troops was a Union officer who was downed by a musket shot through the thigh, according to a Texas Historical Marker at the site.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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The sketch overall is a scattershot assortment of jokes, but the enthusiasm and star power go a long way with this one.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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His heights were impressive, including completing 35 of 50 throws for 436 yards in the bowl win over Texas A&M, but he's been too scattershot.Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton.Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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The State Department, in its blunderbuss way, wanted to open up a kind of détente with the citizens of Communist Eastern Europe.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
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The death appears to have been accidental, but the case is still under investigation, the news agency added, and an autopsy report will likely take at least another 30 days.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Bolton Coroner’s Court ruled on Friday, Dec. 20, that the boy’s death was accidental in nature.Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, firearms were the leading cause of death among children in both 2020 and 2021, per data from KFF, a nonprofit that provides research about health care issues.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hirschfield was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and use of a firearm with an enhancement of use of a deadly weapon.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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For example, sides can be worn out using the Side Distortion tool which creates random holes in the body with Erosion or partially dim text using Blur distortion.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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This key is a unique, random string of characters, like a password.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Altoona police found the polymer pistol affixed with a metal slide and threaded barrel in Mangione’s backpack, according to the criminal complaint.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pistol was loaded with a Glock magazine containing six nine-millimeter full metal jacket rounds.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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At 6:36 of the first period, Carolina Hurricanes forward Jasper Kotkaniemi went to the penalty box for four minutes after an inadvertent high stick caught Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson in the face.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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But there are risks: loss of your unique voice, inadvertent errors, and ethical pitfalls, all of which can negatively impact your credibility and relationships.Alexandra Samuel, Harvard Business Review, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Shotgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotgun. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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