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gunslinger

[guhn-sling-er] / ˈgʌnˌslɪŋ ər /




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Oil boss Scott Sheffield has a new job: activist gunslinger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

This will not become a geezer gunslinger movie à la Liam Neeson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025

Set in 1872, Forsaken, focuses on embittered gunslinger John Henry Clayton's return to his hometown and his attempts to build bridges with his estranged father.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024

But sometimes that confidence — that ol’ gunslinger bravado — gets him in trouble.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

She stood there stupidly, staring at them, her arms hanging loose at her sides, like a gunslinger in a Western showdown.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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