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[shoot] / ʃut /




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Caicedo’s raw, colloquial style was ahead of its time, a herald of the rebellion against magical realism that would transform Latin American literature and shoot writers like Roberto Bolaño to fame two decades later.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

After that, I’ll shoot over to Los Feliz and go to Maru Coffee and get either a cortado or the espresso, because it comes with a little sparkling water, and a croissant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In a recent cover shoot for Architectural Digest, Usher unveiled some of the more unique pieces that fill the 10,000-square-foot space.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Like Penelope waiting for Odysseus, the owners of another Viking ship used in the film had their patience tested: after the ship incurred damage during a shoot, they had to wait a year for compensation.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

I shoot him the most deadpan look I have in me and dump them all back out.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Red and fallow deer eat grasses, leaves and shoots of trees, as well as acorns, sweet chestnuts and horse chestnuts.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

After being turned into LPG and shipped across the Atlantic the price shoots up.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“This could be the first evidence of green shoots following actions management has taken to improve organic growth,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Feature film shoots were down 20% in the second quarter compared to last year, while TV production decreased by 30%.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

And Steve shoots up in his chair and asks, ‘What did you just say?’—as if the guy had just uttered the most preposterous statement in the history of finance.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Christos Tzolis: A couple of very bright runs early on and a shot that went over the bar.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Nothing about it makes sense until the credits roll and you learn the film was shot entirely in Queensland, Australia.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Mark Hulbert described the complex relationship between the stock market and interest rates and explained why the stock market hasn’t fallen significantly, even as long-term rates have shot up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Aftonbladet newspaper reported that the attacker had been shot in the leg by police.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The Raven Leader shot her a sharp glance.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

An immigration officer charged in an on-duty Minneapolis shooting has been held in a Texas jail.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Yet who really expects the prime minister to be shooting and uploading his own content?

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Scott had already finished shooting his thriller about the 1973 kidnapping of teenaged J. Paul Getty III when sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against Kevin Spacey, whom he’d cast as oil billionaire J. Paul Getty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

During a recess at the May 21 bond hearing, just eight days after the shooting that had happened outside the same courthouse, I spoke at length with Carolyn Smith, Joshua Fox’s mother.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Then I let them take turns shooting marbles at my lunar-surface cake pan.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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