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Recent Examples of semiautomatic
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
Cole Tomas Allen, who authorities say rushed a banquet room at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night, had legally bought a 12-gauge shotgun at the Turner’s location in his hometown of Torrance, as well as a semiautomatic pistol at CAP Tactical Firearms in neighboring Lawndale.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Michael Ruiz , Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
15 Dec. 2025
For those who prefer the hands-on experience of making their own espresso, a semiautomatic keeps you in control.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Authorities recovered a silver .25 caliber semiautomatic pistol and 14 rounds of ammunition, officials said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
Cole Tomas Allen, who authorities say rushed a banquet room at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night, had legally bought a 12-gauge shotgun at the Turner’s location in his hometown of Torrance, as well as a semiautomatic pistol at CAP Tactical Firearms in neighboring Lawndale.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dressed for the occasion — and very comfortable with a semiautomatic.
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Michael Ruiz , Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
15 Dec. 2025
For those who prefer the hands-on experience of making their own espresso, a semiautomatic keeps you in control.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiautomatic
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Data Intelligence provides universal discovery, automated governance, and AI-ready context via semantic knowledge graphs, ensuring self-describing, secure data.
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What the Company Actually Does The company develops the infrastructure for clients directly, including store setup, automated systems, customer support integration, inventory management, and operational tools designed to simplify the process for first-time business owners.
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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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At one point, the Challenger’s passenger threw an AR-style pistol out the window.
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Miller got a fly ball out that moved the automatic runner to third base and then a strikeout before a single by Wyatt Langford brought in a run.
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The youngest of five siblings, she was born just one month after the country rescinded automatic birthright citizenship.
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Zajko was arrested alongside LaSota and another person and charged with trespassing, resisting or interfering with an arrest, obstruction and carrying a handgun.
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Law enforcement is believed to have drawn earlier clues from security footage capturing a masked man carrying a handgun outside Nancy Guthrie’s house.
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Expansive windows flooded the suite with natural light during the day, while motorized blackout shades transformed it into a cocoon-like retreat at night.
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Reynolds said according to dispatch, from the start of the year through April, Keller officers responded to at least 61 calls for services due to disturbances that involved e-bike or motorized bikes.
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Philippine National Police spokesperson Allen Rae Co said the revolver is registered to a security agency based in Cebu City in the central Philippines, the Reuters news agency reports.
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At its core is the 30mmx173 KCE revolver cannon, which has an effective range of up to 3,000 meters.
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Handman’s primary role on WF-1 was setting up its computerized control system, which tracked wind speed and sent commands to Butterfield’s pitch mechanism.
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Many prediction platforms let computerized agents place orders without a human.
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The person appears to try to reload a rifle but collapses amid more gunfire.
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He was reportedly armed with an AR-15-style rifle equipped with a silencer.
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“Semiautomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiautomatic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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