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Later, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was asked to clarify if Pretti had brandished a gun.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Putorti said he had brandished his gun because the defendant approached the bench “too quickly,” the commission said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Both agreed to give up the guns they had brandished in the confrontation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021

Abdullah Faaruuq, an imam at the Mosque for the Praising of Allah in Boston, who watched the video, called it “inconclusive” because he could not see whether Mr. Rahim had brandished a knife.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2015

Pettigrew flinched as though Black had brandished a whip at him.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling