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gats

noun

plural of gat

as in pistols

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In 2017, a 16-year-old student armed with a rifle, pistols and a small grenade opened fire at a high school in southern France, wounding three students and the principal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
On his cellphone, according to the complaint, investigators found messages about drug trafficking and firearms, including devices capable of converting Glock pistols into a fully automatic machine gun.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pistols

Noun

Its stores open for eight to 10 weeks a year, but planning for next Halloween starts before this year’s doors close.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Some opening day effects are long gone, such as the illusion created by actual shifting doors at the start of the attraction, or visions of tumbling rubble near its beginning.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of doors

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The man was pulled from the vehicle and arrested while officers had guns drawn.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
From massage guns and red light therapy panels to LED face masks and lymphatic drainage devices, consumers today can choose from hundreds of wellness gadgets promising to address every bodily concern, at every budget.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of guns

Noun

United’s Kirby, a former American executive, could not allow his rival to claw back any more gates.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
In 1963, O’Malley invested in landscaping that would grow into lush botanical gardens just outside of its gates.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of gates

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Advocates tout the measure as the most comprehensive update in a decade to the state's firearms laws.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Six additional states require registration of some firearms, such as handguns or those defined as assault weapons, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of firearms

Noun

After three to four days, the larva hatches and uses sharp mandibles to bore into the still-living tarantula.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
The retro looks didn’t hurt either, channeling the boxy hatches styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro in the 1970s and ’80s.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

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