point-blank
adjective
1
a
: marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight
b
: so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark
point-blank
adverb
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The Los Angeles Police Department is facing a lawsuit alleging an officer shot three prominent activists at point-blank range with less-lethal rounds during a protest last summer, it was announced on Tuesday.
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City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Three prominent activists have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, claiming an LAPD officer shot them at point-blank range with foam rounds without provocation during a protest over the summer.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
With Barboza on the ground, Grier continued to fire at him from point-blank range.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
There was the headline stop inside six minutes to deny Taty Castellanos from point-blank range, but another to deny Bowen seven minutes later, before a better use of his head to keep out Castellanos in the 100th minute.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Three prominent activists have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, claiming an LAPD officer shot them at point-blank range with foam rounds without provocation during a protest over the summer.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
With Barboza on the ground, Grier continued to fire at him from point-blank range.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
There was the headline stop inside six minutes to deny Taty Castellanos from point-blank range, but another to deny Bowen seven minutes later, before a better use of his head to keep out Castellanos in the 100th minute.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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