as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds
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For example, if an employer fires an employee because of heavy menstrual bleeding resulting in leaking, that would violate the new law.—
Ann Juliano,
The Conversation,
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Israel and the United States are attacking Iran's leaders and military while the Islamic Republic fires missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf Arab states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Barbra Banda #11 of Orlando Pride shoots against Kaleigh Kurtz #3 of Denver Summit FC during the NWSL match between Orlando Pride and Denver Summit FC at Inter&Co Stadium on March 20, 2026 in Florida.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In contrast, showrunner Steven Conrad shoots the wine-tasting bike trip like the second-act fall-deeper-in-love excursion in a rom-com.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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Haghighi also launches the story back beyond the Shah’s regime into earlier eras of Persian culture and into the history of Qeshm itself, where the English explorer William Baffin was killed in 1622.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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As one mega video game franchise launches a Happy Meal, another huge hit is right behind with a couple meals of its own.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Mar. 2026
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This throws fuel on the already burning flames of modern India’s de facto patriotic sentiments, wherein the country’s Hindu majority (via an ethnonationalist movement known as Hindutva) is given free rein, not unlike Hamza, to lynch minorities.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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No matter how much cash a candidate throws at a campaign, Georgia history is full of rich people, from Michael Coles to Guy Millner and Kelly Loeffler, who ran for high office but still fell flat.—
Patricia Murphy,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Squeezes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezes%20off. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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