gunfire

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Claudia Viviane, a 60-year-old resident of the favela, told AFP she had been woken up by the sound of gunfire.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

On Feb. 24, 1525, the age of chivalry came to a symbolic end amid smoke and gunfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Jacqueline Butler, youngest child of father-of-six Patrick Butler, told the inquest her father had gone into the estate to offer help to those wounded after the gunfire broke out.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

They are used to gunfire and leprosy but not true love.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver