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[shoot] / ʃut /




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"It is a lot harder to shoot down an entire satellite network. That's not something any military can do right now."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The police cannot shoot a fleeing suspect unless the suspect’s conduct threatens death or serious injury to the officer or others.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

She’s cagey about what she’ll be for the big shindig, though for our photo shoot she showed up as a green-faced, big-eyed, top-hat-wearing kind of swamp zombie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The organization is building more than 80 cars for the movie, which will shoot at Nascar tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Guns only to shoot wild animals. Uncle Freddy says we must be careful in the forest.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The audiovisual industry represents 2.2 percent of the Madrid region's annual economic output, with 2,100 shoots performed there in 2025, according to authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

By the time he graduated, Gray had already done shoots for Life magazine and the rock bible Creem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The practice is an ancient method of tree management, external which involves felling trees at their base to create a "stool" where new shoots will grow.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Astronomers have long known that the central black hole in Mrk 501 produces an intense jet of particles that shoots into space at nearly the speed of light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Grass shoots sprouted behind them, leaving a trail, to show where they had been.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

However, their shot conversion rate of 5.9% is comfortably the worst in the division, with leaders Manchester City's at 16.7%.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A 35.6% three-point shooter while with Washington, where he was drafted ninth overall in 2019, Hachimura shot 44.3% from three during his last season with the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Russia's ministry of defence wrote on Telegram on Saturday that their air defences shot down 616 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, striking a number of regions across the country, including Russian-annexed Crimea.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Now, a potentially powerful El Niño could offer a shot at redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The wolverine decided he meant it, and shot up a tree.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Until 12 days before the shooting, Garza was in the county jail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Challenged by the BBC over how immigration agents handled both shooting incidents, Bovino rejected suggestions that video evidence undermined his claim that Good and Pretti had intended to harm the agents.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“His mental health continued to decline and he became more paranoid and fearful,” said his sister, Silvia Garza-Littman, after the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Friday shooting, in a Christian village south of the capital, Amman, was a rare assault on Christians in the Muslim-majority country neighboring Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Others were shooting hoops on the basketball court.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene


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