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Despite this, Moore retained access to students, leaving him to groom and assault the plaintiff, then later threaten her at gunpoint to keep silent.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Holding a baby hostage at gunpoint?
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
In All Saints’ final moments of being operational, a man who is addicted to heroin arrives after being chased down by his dealer at gunpoint.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Rojas was pulled over at gunpoint, handcuffed.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Holding a baby hostage at gunpoint?
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
In All Saints’ final moments of being operational, a man who is addicted to heroin arrives after being chased down by his dealer at gunpoint.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Rojas was pulled over at gunpoint, handcuffed.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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