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"I don't know if there were jihadists at the market. We are just ordinary people," Mala Garba, 42, told AFP from a hospital in Borno state capital Maiduguri while recovering from bullet wounds.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

But when we were planning a trip to Washington, D.C., for a family Easter visit, we bit the bullet and opted for the train.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The UK government has been under pressure to bring in a statutory ban of smartphones in schools, although recent research suggested strict bans were not a "silver bullet".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Further examination of Garfield's organs revealed that none was hit by the bullet.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow