plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
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The city of Uvalde on Tuesday released an additional collection of videos and investigative materials showing law enforcement officers' flawed response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in May 2022, when a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Other cases include a 2018 assault and kidnapping, a 2019 assault and battery lawsuit and a 2019 shooting in Miami.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Earlier this month, prosecutors issued subpoenas to three local shooting ranges for information about the Grays’ use of their facilities.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Colin Gray is the first adult known to be charged in a school shooting in Georgia.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Other cases include a 2018 assault and kidnapping, a 2019 assault and battery lawsuit and a 2019 shooting in Miami.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Earlier this month, prosecutors issued subpoenas to three local shooting ranges for information about the Grays’ use of their facilities.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Colin Gray is the first adult known to be charged in a school shooting in Georgia.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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