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shoot through

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verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to leave; depart

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He added this was not an infection which would "shoot through the population", it was "not Covid", and he expected the outbreak to die out in the coming days.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But one structural engineer told me that the greater risk in most facilities is horizontal, not vertical—not that a vehicle would fall through the floor, but that it would shoot through a barrier.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

Monika Mitchell was the director for one of them, and she did a location shoot through my house.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

Gage also questioned the officer’s decision to shoot through the fence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

We speed past hills and shoot through the tunnel that launches us back into the city.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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