shooting party
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They were at a shooting party; they're shooting grouse, they're shooting pheasant. it felt like a kind of obvious, coded way of saying that.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
Even Victaria Saxton, the 6-foot-2 forward known for her inside game, joined in the shooting party with her first collegiate 3-pointer in three career attempts just before halftime for a 30-point lead.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Police said the bridge, which was supported by scaffolding, collapsed as 11 people in a "shooting party" were travelling "on private land".
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2022
As the story goes: He was attending a shooting party in Ireland when he and his companions began to squabble over Europe’s fastest game bird.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2020
One of a shooting party had killed a female monkey in a banian tree, and carried it to his tent.
From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris
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