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bullet
noun as in small missile
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As one analyst said at the time: “Apple didn’t just dodge a bullet; they dodged a missile.”
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An agent opened fire, wounding Parias and a deputy U.S. marshal, who was hit with a ricochet bullet.
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The cases came with glass designed to withstand bullets, according to museum officials.
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A bullet whizzed through the undergrowth and a deer went bounding away.
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He added: "Al-Shamie sustained multiple bullet wounds and collapsed to the ground."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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