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shotgun

noun as in firearm

Strong match

noun as in quiz

Strongest match

Weak match

verb as in oblige

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Behind the cash register, the most sensational array of pistols and shotguns and automatic weapons lined the wall.

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When federal agents raided the men’s homes, they found a cache of weapons including rifles, shotguns, 1,600 rounds of ammunition and flash suppressors, the FBI said.

Last month, Pena traded in her New Orleans shotgun apartment for the streets of Southern California, where she was raised.

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The Danish armed forces last month received a large order of shotguns after expediting an existing order, and rushed to train instructors from the navy, air force and army to hit drones with them.

County sheriff’s deputies turned up 30,000 rounds of ammunition, several grenades, a sawed-off shotgun and modified credentials to make it appear that Young was still an active DEA agent.

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