at point-blank range

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if someone is shot at point-blank range, they are shot from a very short distance away The killers walked into the bar and shot him at point-blank range.

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The maniac blasted one guard at point-blank range with a shotgun at the museum's security metal detectors before being shot himself. Museum shootout by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) TWO police officers were a "click away from death" when a teenager fired a revolver at point-blank range, a court heard. Officers were 'click away from death' by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Byline: By MICHELLE FIDDLER A WOMAN was shot in the head at point-blank range by her boyfriend after a night out. I thought I was going to die as my lover shot me; I hope he is jailed ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			at large at last at least at least so many at leisure at length at liberty at loggerheads at loose ends at low ebb at most at mother's knee at night at no time at odds at once at one fell swoop at one sitting at one time at one time or another at own game at pains to at peace at peace with at play at point-blank range at present at random at regular intervals at request at rest at risk at sea at sea level at service at sixes and sevens at some time sharp at stake at that rate at the appointed time at the back of beyond at the back of mind at the best of times at the bottom of the heap at the bottom of the hour at the bottom of the ladder at the chalkface at the coalface at the crack of dawn at the cutting edge at the double			At or Below at other times known as at outs at outs at outs at own game at own risk at own risk at own risk at own risk at own risk at pains to At par At par At par At Part At Part At Part at peace at peace at peace at peace at peace at peace with at peril at peril at play at pleasure at pleasure At point at point-blank range At Post Education at present at present at present at present at priority call AT PT At quiet at random at random at random at random at random At regard of at regular intervals at request at rest at rest at rest at rest at rest at right angles at right angles at risk at risk at risk at risk at risk at risk At Risk Placement Next

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