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shoots

  • plural
    of shoot.
    shoot
    verb (used with object)
    to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
  • present tense form
    of shoot (3rd person singular).
    shoot
    verb (used with object)
    to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.

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The lawsuits alleged that Vintfeld’s employees approached families at shopping malls, complimented parents for their children’s good looks, and enticed them to pay up to $1,500 for marketing services that amounted to just photo shoots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Carla Cressy worked as a model from the age of five until she was 17, but she kept collapsing on shoots and retrained as a self-employed beauty therapist.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The other shoots rockets into space and has aspirations to make it to Mars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The audiovisual industry represents 2.2 percent of the Madrid region's annual economic output, with 2,100 shoots performed there in 2025, according to authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

His hand shoots out, grabs my own, and shows me my palm.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer