bull's-eye
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Its red bull’s-eye symbol adorns Target Field, the Target Center arena and the downtown Target Plaza complex that houses the retailer’s headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
“They don’t care about losing their job. They just don’t want a bull’s-eye on their family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
But Baker never gave the same speech twice, shaping each thank-you into a bull’s-eye aimed at the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
A column of smoke from the fire this weekend targeted New York City with bull’s-eye precision, prompting air-pollution warnings for sensitive groups.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024
The giant circular targets were composed of five colored rings—yellow marking the center, with only a tiny black dot to mark the bull’s-eye.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
The Nuggets entered these playoffs with bull’s-eyes on their backs but supremely confident of their chances to repeat after tying a franchise record with 57 regular season wins, four more than last year.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
She bought ammunition and paper targets with pink silhouettes or multiple oval bull’s-eyes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
In “Inside the Episode,” behind-the-scenes segments that air immediately after each episode, Benioff and Weiss often address the very moments that have become bull’s-eyes for controversy.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2019
When the beam bull’s-eyes it, the collision triggers the fusion processes that happen inside stars, when small atoms join to build larger ones.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2017
It was Nox, actually, who surprised her most, with three bull’s-eyes into the nearer targets and the two final shots along the border of the inner ring.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
