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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire Monday in a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2024
The United States initially responded by spraying herbicides from planes in Guatemala, but suspended those efforts after flight crews came under concentrated gunfire.
—Simon Romero Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2024
The United States initially responded by spraying herbicides from planes in Guatemala, but suspended those efforts after flight crews came under concentrated gunfire.
—Simon Romero Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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