shooting

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Once famous for a greasy pole-climbing competition that would grant the winner a piglet, past games have included horse racing, hare coursing and shooting.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The prosecutor described the incident as an "alleged street shooting".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“These people are walking into a scene that they don’t know is a scene. We’re not miking them. We planted mics and hid some cameras, and a producer is like, ‘We’re shooting a documentary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Alfonsi has reported on a range of subjects, including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Covid superspreader event, the jailhouse death of Jeffrey Epstein and student survivors of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

‘But -I’ve never seen shooting that good. Are you the best in your clan?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver