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Several men broke a window to gain entry to the store, confronted a clerk at gunpoint and stole about $300 from a register, authorities said.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Deputies took Malcolm Pope, 26, into custody at gunpoint outside a North Citrus Avenue home.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Poll watchers were ousted at gunpoint, and sacks of ballots were tossed in the trash.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
When George Roden, the son of the group's original leader, took over in 1985, a Bible teacher named Vernon Howell (who later went by David Koresh) challenged his claim at gunpoint.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Deputies took Malcolm Pope, 26, into custody at gunpoint outside a North Citrus Avenue home.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Poll watchers were ousted at gunpoint, and sacks of ballots were tossed in the trash.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
When George Roden, the son of the group's original leader, took over in 1985, a Bible teacher named Vernon Howell (who later went by David Koresh) challenged his claim at gunpoint.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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