shoot
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What’s more, “it’s very survivable in terms of the weapon making it to the target, because they move so quickly. They’re maneuverable, they’re harder to shoot down.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Ah, shoot, that’s right: It’s 2026, and provoking people with inflammatory remarks is a billion-dollar industry.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Riz in the conversation talks about how they went out of their way to shoot in parts of London that you don’t normally see.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
An said there were a lot of people on the shoot, adding that they did not intervene and "were so still and just there, staring at me".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The cowboys pretend to shoot people, aiming their pistols at a clerk, an old man trailing behind a wagon.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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