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gunned (for)

verb

past tense of gun (for)

as in ran down

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Bright flames shot out of an overhead compartment as flight attendants ran down the smoky aisle with fire extinguishers.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Vertical stripes ran down much of the dress before shifting direction along the hem.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Last month, Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that kites would be treated like drones; Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that the people launching them could be killed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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Giffords was shot during an assassination attempt in 2011 but has stayed active in politics since leaving Congress.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Preliminary information in the investigation shows that the man had chased down the victim and shot her in front of several witnesses, Gandhi said.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Carroll and Tooley would hook up again in the second quarter when Tooley tracked a deflected pass and gathered it in the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of tracked

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Milwaukee trailed 2-1 when Garrett Mitchell drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a Joey Ortiz double, which came on Boyd's 100th and final pitch of the day.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Lane Kiffin walked the streets with his team in front of him, while Livvy Dunne and Theo Vonn trailed just behind the Tigers' head coach.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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