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Police say the suspects forced the man into his own vehicle at gunpoint and drove off.
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
And her group learned of a man whose van was stolen at gunpoint and burned.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Instead, Marty lies to everyone, holds a co-worker at gunpoint for his pay and, infamously, makes a shocking wisecrack about Auschwitz.
—David Colman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Inside, Darwin Tirado-Sanchez, 22, sitting in the passenger seat and a 38-year-old man in the driver’s seat, were ordered at gunpoint to turn over their wallets and keys without turning around toward their robbers, prosecutors said in a court proffer of allegations.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
And her group learned of a man whose van was stolen at gunpoint and burned.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Instead, Marty lies to everyone, holds a co-worker at gunpoint for his pay and, infamously, makes a shocking wisecrack about Auschwitz.
—David Colman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Inside, Darwin Tirado-Sanchez, 22, sitting in the passenger seat and a 38-year-old man in the driver’s seat, were ordered at gunpoint to turn over their wallets and keys without turning around toward their robbers, prosecutors said in a court proffer of allegations.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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