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a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
it is possible to make your own bullets, but it takes a lot of patience and some extra money
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Recent Examples of bullets
The gunman was killed in the exchange of bullets with police.
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The three officers opened fire, shooting 32 bullets into the apartment, several of which struck Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician who was in bed at the time.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The mental health toll Mizrahi deployed to Gaza on October 8 last year and was tasked with driving a D-9 bulldozer, a 62-ton armored vehicle that can withstand bullets and explosives.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Please rate the following resume bullets based on the impressiveness of their accomplishments and their inclusion of important keywords for X ROLE.
—Jeremy Schifeling, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
McCoy’s car was hit, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, with more than 50 bullets fired by multiple officers.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Read the stories Five years ago in August, a gunman walked into the store and fired hundreds of bullets from a semiautomatic rifle.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
In one stunning set piece, he’s exposed on a Thames barge and runs around a bridge dodging bullets and bombs.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
This nitroglycerin was then used as a propellant for bullets and missiles in World War I and World War II.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The three officers opened fire, shooting 32 bullets into the apartment, several of which struck Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician who was in bed at the time.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The mental health toll Mizrahi deployed to Gaza on October 8 last year and was tasked with driving a D-9 bulldozer, a 62-ton armored vehicle that can withstand bullets and explosives.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Please rate the following resume bullets based on the impressiveness of their accomplishments and their inclusion of important keywords for X ROLE.
—Jeremy Schifeling, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
McCoy’s car was hit, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, with more than 50 bullets fired by multiple officers.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Read the stories Five years ago in August, a gunman walked into the store and fired hundreds of bullets from a semiautomatic rifle.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
In one stunning set piece, he’s exposed on a Thames barge and runs around a bridge dodging bullets and bombs.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
This nitroglycerin was then used as a propellant for bullets and missiles in World War I and World War II.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullets. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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