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bullet

[bool-it] / ˈbʊl ɪt /


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The streamlined beak of the kingfisher, which enters the water almost without a splash, became the model for the nose of Japan’s bullet train.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“I think it’s a Band-Aid on a bullet wound,” Frangie said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Long-term investors should just bite the bullet and buy these.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Family members say police officers suggested he may have been killed by a tear-gas canister rather than a bullet.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

“Recite the bullet point list again,” I said.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

By arming her mammies with revolvers, rifles and bullets, Saar turned a symbol of servility into one of militancy and power.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

In it he can be heard shouting to one overly enthusiastic fighter, who is firing at junta positions, "save your bullets, easy, easy!"

From BBC Jun. 9, 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

Rain began its blitz, tranging bullets off the roof and strafing the puddles round the barn.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

For a follow-up about “top family-friendly hikes,” Siri delivered a clean, bulleted list, citing several web sources.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 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

Keith, on the other hand, has a face bulleted with old acne, a pointy nose, and a crooked chin.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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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