shooting

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Over subsequent releases – the exuberant Shooting Star, external, or the braggadocious Woke Up, external – they crystallised a musical vision that fused sci-fi aesthetics to the elastic grooves of 90s R&B.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Shooting the new material forced Lionsgate and Universal to delay the release of “Michael” by a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A second principle that limits when deadly force can legally be used is proportionality: Shooting someone is only justified when it is a proportional response to the perceived threat.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Shooting a high percentage has been the essence of Ayton’s season — he is making 67.5% of his shots, the second-best mark in the NBA.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

He only went to school part-time now because Shooting Star was starting to get popular.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman