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sniper

NOUN
gunman
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“I used to be the sniper and everyone was dancing around me. Now the drone pilot, everyone dances around him, including me,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

This January, Moscow increased military shipments to Iran, most likely including attack helicopters, air defense systems, spare parts for Su-35 fighter jets, radio-electronic equipment and sniper rifles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

One prominent example came after the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff, when the Justice Department decided not to prosecute an FBI sniper who fatally shot the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Attorney General Janet Reno decided not to pursue charges, but a county prosecutor in the state did, charging the sniper with involuntary manslaughter.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Somehow I was going to have to prove to Mom that I didn’t know there was a bullet in that Japanese sniper rifle.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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