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gunman

[guhn-muhn] / ˈgʌn mən /


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Martin is the second gunman discovered by Secret Service agents at Mar-a-Lago in recent years.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

The officers were ordered not to stop the gunman because an armed response unit was being despatched from Inverness, 100 miles away.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“Why wasn’t the school district notified about a gunman? Why weren’t parents warned?” said Jody Vallejo, a Fullerton parent and professor of sociology at USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said killed an al Qaeda leader connected to the gunman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

In any case, the gunman starts to seethe.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak