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rifle

[rahy-fuhl] / ˈraɪ fəl /


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Those handing over a revolver, for example, will be paid AUS$1,000, while an air rifle will fetch AUS$450.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

In the eastern state of Bihar, a police official was suspended for using an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in Siwan district on Saturday.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 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

He remembered reaching up with his chalk-filled hands to show the man with the rifle it was only art.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

AFP witnessed one volunteer urging soldiers to put down their rifles and help with the rubble removal.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 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

Now he was in a small white room being asked by two soldiers, each of them in full camouflage and holding automatic rifles, to remove his clothes.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

Miami immediately swept upfield and a flowing move saw Rodrigo De Paul and Jordi Alba combine before Messi slipped a pass to Silvetti who rifled home to make it 3-1.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

Australia scrum-half Samantha Wood had just rifled a superb 50:22 into England's red zone.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2025

Brahim Díaz broke through Cadiz’s defense in the 51st minute at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday when the forward rifled a shot from the edge of the box into the top corner.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2024

She pulled it open and rifled through it in the dark until she found her woolen traveling cloak.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Officers searched their home for hours, rifling through personal belongings.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

In any other part of civilized society, rifling through someone else’s diary is considered an outrageous invasion of privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

Jovic stuck the knife in with four minutes remaining, rifling home a powerful low finish which gave the hosts a margin of victory which didn't truly reflect the balance of play.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 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

Suddenly, Hugh reached over and began rifling through my hair.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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