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sniper

NOUN
gunman
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The author of the memoir “The Red Circle” and “The Killing School: Inside the World’s Deadliest Sniper Program,” never imagined he’d write a parenting book.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Atomfall is the latest release from Oxford-based Rebellion, best known for its long-running Sniper Elite series.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Mawhinney, who attended Camp Pendleton’s Scout Sniper School, made the kills during a 16-month period that began in early 1968, when he was fighting the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

"Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper" is also described as raw; unflinching's in the title.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2022

"If that tug had been 'arf a second later," declared one, "she'd 'ave 'ad us, Sniper, sure—to th' port, there, Bobby, there's another chap kickin' in th' water."

From The Cruise of the Dry Dock by Stribling, T. S.




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