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shooting

NOUN
firing a weapon
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Watch him describe a crew shooting down Iranian missiles: “It’s so incredible, these guys, these geniuses. … Ding, ding, ding, ding. Missile launch, then psshm, poom!”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Then that afternoon, President Trump posted on social media that Israel was pulling back in Lebanon, and Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

“Lousy. Garth kept shooting rubber bands at me. He won’t leave me alone.”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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