guns
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And that works just fine, as “Hag” uses every bit of its runtime to its favor, planting no less than 63 Chekov’s guns throughout the story, each one a more delicious callback than the last.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Approach this as a collaborative effort, not as a sister parachuting into his personal and financial life all guns blazing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
But the Players is still very, very special and the 2026 edition proved one of the best even though the tour's biggest guns Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy failed to fire.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
That meant that some guns were 10 to 15 feet apart, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Americans turned on their televisions and saw American diplomats firing guns out the windows of the embassy.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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