rifle
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He didn't even get a Golden Boot trophy for being the 1958 tournament's top scorer - instead he was awarded an air rifle by a Swedish newspaper for being a "sharp shooter".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In October 2023, Manunya tattooed a Kalashnikov assault rifle onto the forearm of a colleague.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It released a photo that it said showed one of the men holding a rifle.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ruby Celly Uribe, 37, of Sacramento, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of unlawfully possessing a machine gun and an unregistered short-barreled rifle, according to a news release from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
I slung my rifle forward as we made our way down the hall and into the valley.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Khanna, 49, had been in a van with his team when they were surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles on Wednesday, he told Reuters news agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
At the disaster sites, hundreds of national guardsmen and police stood idly by clutching their rifles and manning checkpoints, leaving residents to wonder why they weren’t grabbing shovels to help find survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
She touches up a manicure, rifles through her closet, blends a green juice.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Since 1989, California has prohibited the sale and possession of most semiautomatic rifles and pistols that can fire more than 10 shots before reloading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
She rifles through her closet: the turquoise silk blouse with red buttons, the pale pink flowered dress with a ruffled hem.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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Barely four minutes after Bellingham’s second goal, the lead was cut in half when England’s defense failed to deal with a free-kick and Mexico forward Julián Quiñones rifled into the roof of the net.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ozcan rifled home from the edge of the box after Orkun Kokcu had set the ball up nicely for him.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Its lavender-hued storefronts attracted young people particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s, who rifled through its neon and glitter accessories racks for good-value buys.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
When Munguia Equivel backed away, the complaint says, he was handcuffed and agents rifled through his wallet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Her fingers rifled through the loose papers on my desk.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Julian Quinones times his run to perfection before rifling home a fierce shot to give Mexico the lead against Ecuador in their round of 32 World Cup match.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Who better to tell the tale of the city than the man who has spent years rifling through its junk?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
But she has deep knowledge of women’s pay: As an economist, she spent years rifling through boxes of surveys and personnel records and tracking down data to document women’s changing role in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
All of Bezos’ wealth and all of Amazon’s lobbying muscle did not prevent federal agents from rifling through his employee’s home.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
It had been his greatest worry—how Crane-man would eat while he was away Of course, his friend could always go back to rifling rubbish heaps and foraging in the woods.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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