revolver
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Those handing over a revolver, for example, will be paid AUS$1,000, while an air rifle will fetch AUS$450.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Hutchins was conversing with Baldwin to set up a camera angle that Hutchins wanted to depict: a close-up image of the barrel of Baldwin’s revolver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Like Chekhov’s revolver, he’s a harbinger of bad things happening to humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
When Naomi asked, Muff had said that carrying a revolver was usual for the oil field, or had been.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
When authorities searched Michael Abatti’s properties, they took possession of more than three dozen firearms including more than two dozen rifles, as well as shotguns, pistols and revolvers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Typically, the first segment to mature involves revolving debt but borrowers seek to refinance longer-dated credits alongside revolvers, Moody’s said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Only 9-mm pistols and 38-caliber revolvers are authorized for civilian use under the decree.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
While the men huff around with revolvers, the women have embraced the model of the old “Road to … ” series with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
But he felt different, even with the familiar weight of his pearl-handled revolvers at his hips and a rifle on his back.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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