gunned
Britishadjective
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And Hoy gunned his boat for the day’s first run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Later that day, ICE agents operating in Minneapolis couldn’t successfully execute an operation in a neighborhood less than a mile from where George Floyd was gunned down six years ago.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life - on the eve of the European elections.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024
But this week his personal rips reached a new and disturbing low when he not only threw his young team under the bus, but then threw the bus into drive and gunned the gas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
I gunned my deafening engine to life, ignoring the heads that turned in my direction, and backed carefully into a place in the line of cars that were waiting to exit the parking lot.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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