point-blank
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The trouble at the back was revisited soon after, Andy Roberton having to make a lung-busting effort to throw himself in front of a point-blank shot from Zan Vipotnik after Hendry was caught dozing.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Callaway, the founder, said that no investors during his recent fundraising asked about exit scenarios point-blank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
She’s 28 now—it’s been more than a decade since she wrote I Am Malala, about speaking out against the Taliban as a teenager and surviving being shot at point-blank range for it.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Barcelona's first clear chance came in the 70th minute, falling to Eric Garcia from point-blank range, but Marko Dmitrovic, at full stretch, made an astonishing save to keep the scores level.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
But now a short, angry wizard stood before him, refusing, point-blank, to accept the prospect of disruption in his comfortable and ordered world — to believe that Voldemort could have risen.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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