: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other
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There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.
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Her other sister, Antoinette Taylor, had a fiancé, Malieke Thomas, 55, who was paralyzed on the front lawn after engaging in a brief gunfight with Pouncey.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Later on in the film, Jason shoots Allen in a gunfight.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, gunfights in the street and fighter jets criss-crossing the Nile River were unheard of until the two military men took up arms against each other.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026
Two people were killed and another injured during a gunfight in Santa Ana on Sunday night, according to authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Later on in the film, Jason shoots Allen in a gunfight.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Still, gunfights in the street and fighter jets criss-crossing the Nile River were unheard of until the two military men took up arms against each other.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026
Two people were killed and another injured during a gunfight in Santa Ana on Sunday night, according to authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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