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Adjective
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As the two approached each other, Corrales pulled out a gun and shot the unarmed 14-year-old two times — hitting him once in the chest and once in the left leg.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025 -
The Louisville agreement was reached after the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police officers while sitting unarmed in her Kentucky home.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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He's been charged with reckless driving, disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, passing on the right, improper turn, passing at an unsafe distance, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment in the first degree.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The driver accelerated away, making unsafe lane changes and weaving in and out of traffic, the trooper's report said.—
Madison Lambert,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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“Preyed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preyed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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