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Recent Examples of gunshotAround the same time the first two victims arrived at the hospital, police said a third victim, 24, also sought treatment for a gunshot wound, police said.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025 The man was in stable condition at a hospital where he was being treated for at least three gunshot wounds, authorities said.—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 June 2025 Amnesty Kenya's executive director Irungu Houghton told Reuters the 16 who were killed on Wednesday had all died of gunshot wounds, suspected to have been inflicted by police officers.—Humphrey Malalo, USA Today, 27 June 2025 One of the boys was found with a single gunshot wound, while the other had two, according to a court affidavit.—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for gunshot
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim to have largely destroyed Iran's air defense network and to have made strides in depleting the country's missile capabilities, even as Iranian strikes continue to hit Israel.
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Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Soroka Medical Center following an Iranian missile attack this morning.
The same couldn’t be said for the explosions — usually mortars, but also some projectiles — that shattered the peace in this otherwise quiet community of people like her 95 year-old mother who spend most of their time at home.
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Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
Qatari officials issued statements backing the reports, while acknowledging one out of 19 projectiles struck the U.S. military facility.
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Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Detonating Everything In fact, the Russians might be said to have originated the tactic of using small drones to bring the detonator with their series of sabotage attacks against Ukrainian ammunition depots in 2017.
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David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Ukraine is completely out of ammunition for its two vital missile defense SAMP/T batteries, the Franco-Italian version of the U.S. Patriot missile defense system, according to sources speaking with Le Monde late last month.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
Made in Turino and inspired by bitters of the region, this aperitivo balances bitter orange with loads of botanicals for something flavorful enough to replace Aperol in any cocktail for something less sugary.
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Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
Everyone can live, everyone can die, and there’s a whole load of different outcomes to the story.
Stock image of an interior shot of Tampa International Airport.
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Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Multiple aviation experts The Times spoke with pointed to the distinct sound audible in the video shot from a nearby rooftop as evidence for likely deployment of the flight’s emergency power generator.
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