bullet
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Panorama's team examined what appeared to be bullet holes from the raid, still visible, which were clustered together on the walls low to the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The bullet points included starting with strong, committed ownership; delivering a good product; establishing credibility and trust with fans and media; and hiring good people and letting them do their jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Third, and perhaps most importantly: there is no silvicultural silver bullet for managing forests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
But neither is a magic bullet, which is why I’m already planning the next refresh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
During that time, the bullet became encased in a layer of scar tissue.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Known as magnetofossils, the microscopic structures come in shapes resembling spearheads, spindles, bullets, and needles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Since noncombatants tend to dive for cover when bullets are in the air, this seems like common sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The case against the woman who authorities allege fired multiple bullets at pop singer Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion can move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
In a fierce battle during the French and Indian War, four bullets riddle Washington’s uniform—but do not strike his body.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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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
He hurtled himself into the air, bulleted down the river valley, made a two-circle loop, climbed, and sped back to the bridge.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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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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