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Five people have been charged following a string of gunpoint robberies, officials announced Friday.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But according to the complaint, investigation allegedly later revealed that Greene had not, in fact, been attacked by three men at gunpoint.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Fort Worth police are urging people to use caution when meeting to complete online sales , after two men who police said robbed victims at gunpoint were arrested last month.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Army and government officials allegedly confiscated the birds at gunpoint, threatening the sanctuary’s director.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But according to the complaint, investigation allegedly later revealed that Greene had not, in fact, been attacked by three men at gunpoint.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
Fort Worth police are urging people to use caution when meeting to complete online sales , after two men who police said robbed victims at gunpoint were arrested last month.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Army and government officials allegedly confiscated the birds at gunpoint, threatening the sanctuary’s director.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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