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[bool-it] / ˈbʊl ɪt /


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These are the second-fastest trains in Japan, after the Shinkansen, also known as the bullet train.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Redirecting each photon creates a tiny recoil force, similar in principle to the recoil produced when a bullet is fired.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

John used to throw bullet passes to Luke growing up, which helped prepare him for any and all quarterbacks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

It’s not a silver bullet that cures polarization, settles complicated policy debates or ensures that everyone gets along.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

James Garfield was dead, eighty days after Charles Guiteau's bullet pierced his back.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

A few minutes later he added, “He probably gave me the good genes to survive lol … Guided the bullets or something.”

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

On Wednesday, government minister Jitendra Singh said in parliament that no "bullets" were fired, external and only tear gas was used.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Antimony is a critical finishing material for bullets and other types of weaponry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Together they scrapped the non-confrontational "hugs not bullets" policy of her predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and pursued open collaboration with US security agencies.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

But when two galaxies collide, the stars pass effortlessly by one another, like bullets through a swarm of bees, because a galaxy is made mostly of nothing and the spaces between the stars are vast.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

But AI chatbots want even more subheads, along with bulleted lists, FAQs and quick “TL;DR” summaries of the article’s main points.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

Less than two minutes later, Mendoza hit a leaping Charlie Becker on a perfectly bulleted pass to the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown and an eventual 10-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

He noticed that he had most of the symptoms on the bulleted list.

From Scientific American Aug. 16, 2023

Next quarter Gannett will roll out a live pilot program using AI to identify the most important points of an article and create bulleted summaries at the top of it.

From Reuters Jun. 16, 2023

Frightful bulleted into the sky and opened her wings.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Wright — out of necessity, or sanity-preservation — moves chronologically, bulleting each of their 25 albums and chasing Sparks' hope for fortune and adoration across their many troughs and peaks.

From Washington Post Jun. 17, 2021

With one snap of her head, she redirects all the momentum from the cross, bulleting the ball into the near corner.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2019

“Society to working moms:” she wrote in the April 18 post before bulleting a list of the unreasonable expectations the modern mother faces.

From Fox News Apr. 27, 2019

In the distance, a monstrous wheel of metal with a thousand sharp, jagged teeth spun wildly, tearing at the coal, sending shards of black rock bulleting through the air.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2015

He’s bulleting to the front door and I catch up with him.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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