shot
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He took a pass from Hirving Lozano in the center of the box and drilling a right-footed shot past New England keeper Matt Turner for his first Galaxy goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
But a video Gauna shot on Sunday made him nervous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Harry Maguire's goal against Ipswich last weekend was allowed despite a handball because his shot was going wide before it was deflected, meaning it was an own goal.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sosa-Celis was shot on Jan. 14, as Castro and another ICE agent chased Alfredo Aljorna, an immigrant from Venezuela, after a traffic stop.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
“There are more important things than ambition,” Mom shot back.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Fernandez could have had a dream debut but saw two shots blocked, before being replaced after 76 minutes by fellow summer signing Ayyoub Bouaddi.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
That includes $1,000 a quarter on doggy daycare and $300 on annual vet shots, even with pet insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Now independent medical groups are stepping up with their own recommendations, emphasizing the shots are safe and people who are eligible should get them.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
In comparison, Wimbledon runner-up Muchova landed 14 winners and just nine unforced errors as she impressed with smart drop shots and piercing groundstrokes.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Pork Chop came in strong and scared ’em by taking hard shots.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
“Keep your guns shotted and your powder dry!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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“If we go down, we’ll do it with the guns shotted and the band playing and the flag flying.”
From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Spencer Davenport
In an inlet to the northward Vane met Blackbeard, and saluted him, according to piratical etiquette, with a discharge of his shotted guns.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
In a solid line of two ranks, with Spencer carbines full shotted, the two magnificent regiments deployed into line on our right.
From Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War by James Harvey Kidd
It was three days march for the enemy from Moncacy and in that time Washington was in a state of defence; all the forts were manned and the heavy guns loaded and shotted.
From Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by J. Newton Terrill
“Maybe I should stop drop shotting and start winning,” Melzer said with a laugh.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2010
When bass are near a weedy bottom, Lillegard favors vertical jigging or drop shotting above the vegetation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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You know my fun is a sort of fizz—there's nothing but a flash—nothing to hurt—no shotting.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms
Not being able to aggravate us into shotting our guns, what must he turn to and do but load with stone—and look at that flag!
From The Honour of the Flag by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
Rifles should always be cleaned from the breach, thus avoiding possible injury to the rifling at the muzzle, which would affect the shotting adversely.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by U. S. War Department