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gunned (for)

verb

past tense of gun (for)

as in ran down

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Embiid gingerly ran down the court and hunched over as the halftime horn sounded with the Celtics up 62-51.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Vikings, as usual, sent blitzers at Allen from every angle possible, recording four sacks and an interception of a heave into the end zone that Byron Murphy ran down and returned 55 yards.

— Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

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The third-deadliest coal mine disaster in United States history — the Cherry Mine fire in Cherry, Illinois, a town of 500 about 90 miles southwest of Chicago — killed 259 men and boys.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors said Murdaugh, 58, killed his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, on their sprawling property in the South Carolina Lowcountry in 2021.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

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Adonis Ratliff shot seven of 10 from the field, including five of seven from three-point range, and added six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Harding made seven of his eight attempts to add 12 in the first half and excelled in his role as the team’s floor general as the Horned Frogs shot 53% from the field in the first half and knocked down six 3-pointers.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

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Yet Television’s peak era was brief, lasting for just two albums before the band split in 1978 and Verlaine and Lloyd pursued solo careers, although the band reformed in 1992 and regrouped several times over the years.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
The American people deserve to know what the priorities are, what changes are being pursued and how success will be measured.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

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Songs tracked here account for more than 507 billion streams between 2006 and 2017 — and that’s not counting Apple Music or Pandora streams, or the billions in the last decade, said Fletcher, who’s still tabulating.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Press Gazette tracked thousands of journalism job cuts in the first half of 2026 alone.

— Michelle O'Connor, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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