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shooting

NOUN
firing a weapon
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But Steve Conrad had a beautiful economy about what he was shooting, and he would storyboard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Hamby scored 15 points on six-for-eight shooting, a strong bounce-back performance after shooting 0 for 7 against the Aces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In its statement on the shooting, the Israeli military said that a single shot was fired after the soldiers "perceived a vehicle accelerating towards them".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The administration enacted the policies on national-security grounds last winter, following the fatal shooting of a National Guard member in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I pace back and forth, imagining my anger shooting through my ears like smoke.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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