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gunned (for)

verb

past tense of gun (for)

as in ran down

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France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
The Kelce brothers once ran down their favorite fast-food burgers, and apparently, Burger King is tops.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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The rest of the season was shot on the ARRI Mini LF camera paired with Panavision H-series lenses.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Lackard, 20, had been in court that day for a hearing on his ongoing case stemming from a November 2024 clash with NYPD cops in which he was shot and wounded by police.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

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After 16 years working in media, Ellner changed gears and pursued a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the University of Westminster in London.

— Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
He was drafted at 18 and, after the war, pursued singing at the American Theatre Wing—an education funded by the GI Bill.

— Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

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Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Of the seven expense categories tracked — including housing, medical costs and education — cellphone bills were the most common expense paid by someone else.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

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The Dodgers trailed the Yankees 5-0 and were being one-hit by Gerrit Cole in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series before Aaron Judge failed to catch a routine flyball and Cole forgot to cover first base.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In a March poll, Taylor trailed Wittman by 4 percentage points in the general election, but voters were also 2 points more likely to vote for Democrats.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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