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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Soufiane Rahimi crosses from the left of the box to Gessime Yassine near the right post, and Yassine fires it in at the 89th minute.
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Angel City fires coach Angel City FC fired coach Alex Straus on Wednesday after a little more than a year on the job.
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Jalen Brunson shoots between Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama in Game Two of the NBA Finals.
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As David and Agent Greer leave with Matthew, Hayden shoots his mother and flees with Rachel.
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If a project never launches, no one wears anything.
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Olivia launches her second escape by bludgeoning one of her captors with a metal pipe, grabbing his gun, and sprinting toward the red prison door.
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Loro Piana throws a good party.
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There was an emphasis on Willis making pocket throws during the offseason program, too.
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