unarmed

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Recent Examples of unarmed Former San Diego County sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Richard Russell gunned down an unarmed man from behind in May 2020 outside the downtown Central Jail, to the shock of other nearby law enforcement officers, simply because the man was running away, a prosecutor told a federal jury Tuesday. Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 14 May 2025 The Empire’s outsize violence toward the mostly unarmed Ghor isn’t unlike U.S. police response to racial-justice demonstrations. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2025 The leader of the Jedi Order is literally going to assassinate the unarmed Chancellor. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025 While the Pulwama attack was claimed by the militant Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammed and targeted security personnel, the one on Tuesday involved unarmed civilians, and any claims of responsibility have been vague and unverified. Salman Masood, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unarmed
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Adjective
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Adjective
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