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Recent Examples of gunman
And Glocks have been the killing machine of choice in some of America’s most horrifying massacres, including Virginia Tech in 2007, which left 33 dead, including the gunman, and the shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill in California in November 2018, where a gunman killed 13 people, then himself.
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Mangione faces numerous charges at the state and federal level in connection with the December 2024 assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two from Minnesota who was in New York City for a work conference when a gunman snuck up behind him and opened fire.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Synagogues in Mississippi and Michigan were targeted by an arsonist and a gunman, respectively, in recent months.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Among her guests: former CNN colleague Don Lemon; Everclear frontman Art Alexakis; Judge Esther Salas, the federal judge whose only child was killed in a targeted attack; and Gabby Giffords, the former U.S. representative from Arizona who was seriously wounded by a gunman in 2011.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Mangione faces numerous charges at the state and federal level in connection with the December 2024 assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two from Minnesota who was in New York City for a work conference when a gunman snuck up behind him and opened fire.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Synagogues in Mississippi and Michigan were targeted by an arsonist and a gunman, respectively, in recent months.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Among her guests: former CNN colleague Don Lemon; Everclear frontman Art Alexakis; Judge Esther Salas, the federal judge whose only child was killed in a targeted attack; and Gabby Giffords, the former U.S. representative from Arizona who was seriously wounded by a gunman in 2011.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
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The alleged perpetrator, another 17-year-old female student, is facing juvenile charges.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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That would let judges ban or require certain actions from the perpetrator.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Police have previously said that the shooting likely stemmed from one person firing a gun at a gathering of 100 to 200 people on the block.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The gun police took from his cousin’s home wasn’t the gun used in the shooting, either, a firearms report showed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the latest episode that aired on Sunday, Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his team were hot on the heels of Vaggan (Franka Potente), but the assassin was always one step ahead.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lillian Cross, a doctor’s wife, ended up standing near the would-be assassin.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Robert Edwin Kline was a 22-year-old gunner's mate second class when he was killed on the Arizona.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Anyone can see how many cases are filed, how much attorneys collect, and who the worst offenders are.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Punish the worst offenders by requiring them to apologize, publicly, for missing the mark.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Göring, played by Russell Crowe, is the troubling centerpiece of James Vanderbilt’s ambitious film devoted to the trial of the major Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945–1946.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also included is a 13% increase in funding for the Department of Justice to focus on violent criminals and a $481 million increase in funding to enhance aviation safety and support an air traffic controller hiring surge.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Alongside attacks by bandits, Nigeria is also plagued by an insurgency fought by the Boko Haram extremist group and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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There are further surprises when Mason’s camera at last faces that perp, serving a life sentence in prison.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Seiler, the CEO of STS Digital, believes there’s a downside to the expansion of perps, which let traders magnify their gains or losses.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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