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Recent Examples of gunshots
Her husband died from multiple gunshots, and the two children died from a single gunshot, the release says.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
Moments later, a resident’s surveillance system recorded four rapid gunshots followed by three rapid gunshots and a final gunshot.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 Aug. 2025
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
Moments later, a resident’s surveillance system recorded four rapid gunshots followed by three rapid gunshots and a final gunshot.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshots
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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Modernizing defense manufacturing Once completed, the Arkansas campus will focus on producing medium- and large-sized solid rocket motors for tactical missiles, air defense interceptors, missile defense targets, hypersonic vehicles and other emerging defense programs.
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After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.
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This largely undeveloped swath of land is a great place to comb the sand for shark teeth and shells, while keeping a lookout for dolphins and pelicans.
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These shells broke before they could be hatched and the species' population plummeted.
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The narrow win pushed Morocco into first place in Group C, all but securing a spot in the knockout rounds for the 2022 World Cup semifinalists.
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After their convincing wins over Paraguay and Australia that sent them on to the knockout rounds, however, many are starting to readjust their expectations regarding the ceiling of this squad.
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
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This leads to higher fungal loads.
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But in the garden, chervil is a powerhouse plant that can deter slugs and snails, while attracting beneficial bugs like hoverflies and ladybugs.
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Hand remove the slugs to eliminate them from your plants.
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Three bullets recovered from Edwards' body matched the shell casings recovered from the car earlier in the investigation, according to court documents.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Projections of new optical storage archiving systems promise 1PB raw capacity optical cartridges by the 2030’s, compared to the possible 365TB raw capacity cartridge projections for LTO Gen 14.
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“Gunshots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshots. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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