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gunfire

Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

Let's hide in the trees to avoid the gunfire.
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  • “You don’t need to defend against police gunfire. They hide and shoot themselves.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The pods popping sound like gunfire!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “🚨 Chaos near the White House. Gunfire erupts, a suspect is shot, and security forces move fast as Trump remains inside. Here’s what we know so far 👇 #Breaking #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC #Security #News”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"An exchange of gunfire" as if bullets were ideas.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Secret Service Officers Exchange Gunfire with Armed Suspect Near White House Click here for the report. Source: ABC News”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(military) The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.

When sensors record a gunlike noise in, say, Cape Town or Chicago, software analyzes it for the sonic signatures of gunfire, and within seconds Beisner and his team listen to those audio files and look at those recorded waveforms at thei…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(chiefly, military) The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.

Sergeant, direct your gunfire toward that copse of trees.
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  • “05/06/2026 05:42 / RPD Precinct 4 413A7 / RANDOM GUNFIRE , INVESTIGATE - 100-BLK W HILL ST Arrived #rva”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “45 years later, history’s echoes heard in gunfire at Washington Hilton – NBC Chicago https://www.europesays.com/2969674/ 45 years later, history’s echoes heard in gunfire at Washington Hilton – NBC Chicago Skip to content Close…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Freehold Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Following Daylight Gunfire Near Public Library https://englebrookindependentnews.com/2026/05/06/freehold-shooting-suspect-charged-with-attempted-murder-following-daylight-gunfire-near-public-library/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's even full of raiders, gunfire, and evil bastards. They captured it perfectly.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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