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Recent Examples of gunner
Those seated in the gunner or engineer positions will also be treated to additional clips of Grogu via their adjacent flight panels, the young alien here portrayed as something of a playful pet of a child who is exaggeratedly chill during the commotion.
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
Each guest has one of three jobs — pilot, gunner or engineer — and how well each rider performs determines the success of the mission.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
The tank carried a crew of 5, including the driver, radio operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, and loader.
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Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
Each guest has one of three jobs — pilot, gunner or engineer — and how well each rider performs determines the success of the mission.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
The tank carried a crew of 5, including the driver, radio operator/hull machine gunner, commander, gunner, and loader.
—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
The Coast Guard released a video showing a helicopter gunner using a machine gun to shoot in front of the smuggling boat, then a sniper rifle to disable the engines.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
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At times, Richie can be defiant and at other times respectful, depending on the circumstances, deepening his innate affinity with the archer.
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In recurve bow events, an archer will stand over 70 meters away from their target.
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Officials said the gun violence took place from May 2025 to late April 2026 in a swath of the South Bronx.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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Here is a film where fascists literally organize a soccer game for propaganda purposes, hoping to stage a sportsman-like event that will soften the public perception of their brutal regime.
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Further footage then showed players and staff forming a shield around the sportsman as he was taken off the pitch.
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But Grant’s attorneys said OpenAI, valued at $852 billion, did not use any safeguards in its AI chatbot to prevent the FSU gunman from carrying out his violent campus assault.
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Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind.
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Another star at a similar distance from Earth is Bellatrix, which shines at the left shoulder of the celestial hunter depicted in the constellation Orion.
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If the requirement is a dedicated Cold War-style submarine hunter optimized for deep-ocean warfare, the Seawolf remains one of the finest attack submarines ever produced.
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Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.
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Oforah was an infantry rifleman.
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An unconventional friendship with the rebellious, daring huntress Sely supports her journey to self-realisation and acceptance.
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunner. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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