AK-47
noun
: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire
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New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
Northeastern Iraq — Piece by piece, the young man in a black and white scarf – a keffiyeh – takes apart his AK-47 assault rifle, placing them side-by-side on the rocky ground.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
Well, the young guy has an AK-47, and the young guy was actually arranging for the transfer of explosives.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The rapper recalled some of his most unforgettable viral stunts during his rise, including running up a hill with an AK-47.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
Northeastern Iraq — Piece by piece, the young man in a black and white scarf – a keffiyeh – takes apart his AK-47 assault rifle, placing them side-by-side on the rocky ground.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
Well, the young guy has an AK-47, and the young guy was actually arranging for the transfer of explosives.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The rapper recalled some of his most unforgettable viral stunts during his rise, including running up a hill with an AK-47.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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