gunslinging
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And I became a gunslinging nitwit in what was the last really crazy, silly stock market before the internet era.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Protector launched in New York and Los Angeles last week, where users can now request ride shares with gunslinging drivers and bodyguards, all of them either active or retired military or law enforcement personnel.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2025
“The Old Way” has a similarly perfunctory feel, with Nicolas Cage sleepwalking through his role as the ruthless Montana cowboy Colton Briggs, roused from gunslinging retirement by a lackluster quest for revenge.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Moncivais was particularly incensed by how Stafford wasn’t punished for his gunslinging approach in the NFC championship game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Mr. Saxon, who died July 25 at age 83, went on to appear in nearly 200 television and film roles over the next six decades, often playing brooding lawmen or gunslinging bandits.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2020
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