rifle
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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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