shoot
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Shoot themselves in the foot in a manner that suggested if "the fun boat" hit some choppy waters ahead, it would still sail triumphantly into port at the end of the season.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
I've always been proud of the one I made in the Shoot Out a couple of seasons ago because I tried to make it from the very first pot.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Shoot, look at what Keenan Allen’s doing even now.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024
“But we led for 30 minutes. Shoot, that’s going to sting.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
Shoot, I could see that the girl wasn’t the type to—” Miss Thomas said, “James, why don’t you go up and check on Herman.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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