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As fans celebrated the dramatic penalty shoot out victory, some 20,000 people converged on the city's iconic Champs-Elysees avenue, police said.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

There’s also a guy who appears to be on loan from the Mad Max universe who can make blades shoot out of his arms and fire them like darts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Blazars are a type of active galaxy powered by supermassive black holes that shoot out powerful, narrow jets of particles and radiation at nearly the speed of light.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

He eclipsed Fleetwood's plucky challenge after Jon Rahm and McIlroy had threatened golden glory in what proved 2024's best day for golf, with so many big guns involved in such a dramatic shoot out.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Back in Ville Rose you cannot even throw out the bloody clumps that shoot out of your body after your child is born.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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