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crossbow

[kraws-boh, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌboʊ, ˈkrɒs- /


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The investigation also found that Mailyan used the Medicare payments to fund many of the vacations she took and purchase luxury collectibles such as a $12,000 17th century crossbow and a $3,000 painting, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Officials said they have recovered more than 30 guns and a crossbow in connection with the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He said two companies, Merlin Archery and Tactical Archery, had declined to sell him a crossbow in October 2023.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

On March 27, Benjamin Grayson, the deputy chief of staff at the Small Business Administration, sent an email to Samuel Scales, a United States Trade Representative staffer, concerning a Florida-based crossbow manufacturer, Barnett Crossbows.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

And mad though it was, he looked for the crossbow as well, but o’f course there was none such to be found.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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