gun

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Kris Harrison declined to attend the inquest to give evidence, but in written statements said the gun just "went off" as he lifted it out of a case to show his daughter.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

OpenAI, the company that fired the starting gun on the current AI rally in late 2022, filed private documents with the SEC Monday that outlined its plans to go public in the coming months.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

A Pentagon contract award often is a starting gun for Lockheed to gather proposals from parts makers, including Boeing, L3Harris and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe was meant to take the stand as a smoking gun for the prosecution but instead revealed no new information and came to Jackson’s defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Grandpa frowned and said, “I don’t understand. Didn’t you wish you’d catch those monkeys so you could get that pony and gun? I thought you wanted that more than anything.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls