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Recent Examples of assassination
The tech industry’s public tone toward Mr. Trump abruptly shifted last year after he was wounded in an assassination attempt.
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Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But the room as currently constructed only dates to the early 1980s and the tenure of former press secretary James Brady, who was tragically shot during an assassination attempt against President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2025
The last time the intelligence service had an outsider as head was in 1996, after the Shin Bet failed to prevent the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Advocates for open government have long complained that the push for secrecy goes too far, by protecting information that could shine a light on government activities or matters of public interest, including about UFO sightings and a 60-year-old presidential assassination.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But the room as currently constructed only dates to the early 1980s and the tenure of former press secretary James Brady, who was tragically shot during an assassination attempt against President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2025
The last time the intelligence service had an outsider as head was in 1996, after the Shin Bet failed to prevent the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Advocates for open government have long complained that the push for secrecy goes too far, by protecting information that could shine a light on government activities or matters of public interest, including about UFO sightings and a 60-year-old presidential assassination.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
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Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate Their killer is facing execution by firing squad.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Duties include overseeing the diligence, structuring and execution of private market investments that support the energy transition and other sustainability focused investments consistent with the portfolio strategy.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Commentators sometimes compare dictators to Herod, the king who ordered the massacre of children in his quest to kill the infant Christ.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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What began in Manchester with an 1819 massacre of peasants gave birth to the world's first workers' movements, trade unions and an idea of equality that has fueled social justice and labor movements around the world.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cinematic games are meant for one or two sessions full of tense moments, human intrigue and alien slaughter.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Of course, Mari could have survived the slaughter if some of the other girls — including Van (Liv Hewson) and Taissa (Brown) — had it their way.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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In addition to witnessing bloodshed as a soldier and a journalist, Godwin has also lost his eldest sister, Jain, who was killed along with her fiancé and their best man in an army ambush in 1978, just weeks before her wedding.—
Dina Gachman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Billionaires have weighed in on the tariffs bloodshed, too.—
Harri Weber,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
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The April 4 announcement of the security zone expansion and the destruction of Umm al-Nasser demonstrates the IDF's continued military operations in Gaza and is an example of how quickly the conditions in Gaza have deteriorated since the ceasefire.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Here are the main players joining Joel and Ellie in fortified Jackson, Wyoming, five years after the Firefly destruction: Isabela Merced stars as Dina Who's Dina?—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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As ever, though, the gains are far from uniform, and a handful of states continue to account for an oversized share of the carnage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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After three days of market carnage, investors appeared to be seeking some buying opportunities.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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