gunrunners

Definition of gunrunnersnext
plural of gunrunner
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Noun
  • Samples collected by researchers were sent to the UC Davis Mammalian and Ecology Unit of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory for DNA testing, which confirmed the coyote was a male and matched him to Angel Island’s coyote population.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • On Sunday, the NPS said in a press release that researchers determined the coyote likely started its journey from Angel Island State Park, and not from San Francisco.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Noun
  • That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.
    Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Police operations led to the arrest of 480 smugglers last year, the French Interior Ministry said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Gunrunners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunrunners. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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