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shot

noun as in discharge; ammunition

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The fact they had 10 shots more than Scotland is a huge cause for concern.

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His presence has angered some protesters, who chanted “Temu Charlie Kirk,” suggesting that he was a cheap version of the conservative influencer fatally shot in September while speaking at a college campus in Utah.

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“Dogs don’t get shot,” she told the horrified senators.

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Perlmutter knew it was too late for the boy, but that other patients still had a shot at survival.

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He is yet to have a shot on target after his first three Premier League games, although he has registered an assist and scored in a 2-1 win over Southampton in the Carabao Cup.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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