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a very energetic person
a real pistol, she dances rings around the other performers
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Recent Examples of pistols
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
In the jungles of southern Colombia, rebels turned in so many automatic rifles, pistols and bandoliers of bullets that one of the tables holding them collapsed in the mud.
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John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Karma came walking up on Jamon Coleman one day with pistols in hand, the only kind of moment that ever scared his son.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
The nostalgic rebrand places Lara in her familiar blue tank top and brown shorts, with her undeniably cool twin pistols strapped to her hips.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Edgefield, South Carolina, was a slaving town with a violent reputation, a place where men roamed with swords and pistols, ever ready to avenge an insult.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
They were armed with Glock pistols, which are only accurate for a short distance.
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ABC News,
27 May 2026
Noun
The law, however, does not outlaw current ownership of the pistols or the private resale of such firearms.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
In the jungles of southern Colombia, rebels turned in so many automatic rifles, pistols and bandoliers of bullets that one of the tables holding them collapsed in the mud.
—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Karma came walking up on Jamon Coleman one day with pistols in hand, the only kind of moment that ever scared his son.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
The nostalgic rebrand places Lara in her familiar blue tank top and brown shorts, with her undeniably cool twin pistols strapped to her hips.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Edgefield, South Carolina, was a slaving town with a violent reputation, a place where men roamed with swords and pistols, ever ready to avenge an insult.
—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
After police spoke to the teen and his family, but before police sought the emergency court order to confiscate guns, the father and his wife voluntarily stored 26 weapons — pistols, rifles and shotguns — with a licensed gun dealer, according to filings in the father’s case.
—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
They were armed with Glock pistols, which are only accurate for a short distance.
—
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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“Pistols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistols. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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