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They used nightsticks, tear gas and buckshot against protesters, ultimately killing one and sending 128 to hospitals.

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Searles set out to reteach the bears some boundaries using a combination of non-lethal methods — sometimes a gentle word, sometimes a sting to the hindquarters with rubber buckshot — that have netted ursine attention and respect.

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It's more like buckshot — a "constellation of mutually supporting factors," as he calls them, that contribute to overall wellness.

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Consequently, my kinfolk let buckshot flow freely from their gun barrels until Major King and his accomplice ceased to breathe and walk upright.

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Either way, slugs or buckshot, pumping in one after the other, I could pretty much stop a charging Buick.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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