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[guhn] / gʌn /


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He drew the analogy of a gun sitting on a theatre stage - if it was hanging there at the start of the show, it would certainly fire at the end.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

This included widely unrelated cases from gun litigation and administrative law opinions from when Kavanaugh was a judge on the D.C.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Geely also released its latest smart charging station, which can deliver peak charging power of as much as 2,250 kilowatts per charging gun, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I’d rather watch a movie starring a schlub who’s out of shape and never fired a gun before,” Cregger told Polygon of his adaptation.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Using a tranquilizer gun, they dropped him from the tree into a net.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

Hernán Flores, captain of one of the boats, said his crew was then picked up by English-speaking men with guns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The sound of anti-aircraft guns pierces the sky as conversations at the market revolve around rising prices and the coming winter.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Authorities had also recovered a mixture of DNA from more than one person on the stolen guns themselves.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

So they decided they decided to bring in the big guns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Every time the great guns fired, Isaac said he jumped off the ground.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

And Hoy gunned his boat for the day’s first run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Later that day, ICE agents operating in Minneapolis couldn’t successfully execute an operation in a neighborhood less than a mile from where George Floyd was gunned down six years ago.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026

Abu Warda gunned the tractor’s engine, pushing it faster as he passed the shell of a seaside cafe where his family once stopped for tea and grilled chicken on weekend sojourns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life - on the eve of the European elections.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

I hooked a right on red and gunned the minivan—it had better pickup than Mom’s but only just barely— toward school.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Jurors in the highly anticipated murder trial of Luigi Mangione, charged with gunning down a health insurance executive, will receive anonymity, a judge said on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Messi, however, will be gunning for the Golden Boot having scored five goals already.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

This was the only World Cup match where Hernandez said he was not gunning for a decisive Mexico victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

The congressional seat Galindo is gunning for represents TX-35, a newly redrawn district that encompasses part of the San Antonio metro area and a slice of rural Texas to the south and east.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

She would have to act as her own crew, doing her own navigation and gunning at the same time as she flew the plane.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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