as in murdered
to put to death deliberately
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Later on, two years after that, there was a father of another friend of mine who was assassinated by the Brazilian military government.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
The Ukrainian Bach would be assassinated by a Soviet security spy in 1921.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
In response, Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s deputy, Fuad Shukr, and targeted Hezbollah’s command structure with a humiliating operation.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
In a truly unprecedented move, the IAF successfully assassinated Israel’s long-time enemy, veteran Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on September 27, 2024, in an enormous airstrike on Beirut.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
After the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its attack on Israel in October last year, Hezbollah began exchanging fire with Israel, prompting an Israeli retaliation that had the group’s top brass assassinated and significantly debilitated its capabilities.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The next day, he was assassinated.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The film also stars Marc Maron as Denver radio DJ Alan Berg, who was assassinated by The Order in 1984 as part of their plan to target prominent Jewish people.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Later on, two years after that, there was a father of another friend of mine who was assassinated by the Brazilian military government.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
The Ukrainian Bach would be assassinated by a Soviet security spy in 1921.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
In response, Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s deputy, Fuad Shukr, and targeted Hezbollah’s command structure with a humiliating operation.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
In a truly unprecedented move, the IAF successfully assassinated Israel’s long-time enemy, veteran Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on September 27, 2024, in an enormous airstrike on Beirut.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
After the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its attack on Israel in October last year, Hezbollah began exchanging fire with Israel, prompting an Israeli retaliation that had the group’s top brass assassinated and significantly debilitated its capabilities.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The next day, he was assassinated.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The film also stars Marc Maron as Denver radio DJ Alan Berg, who was assassinated by The Order in 1984 as part of their plan to target prominent Jewish people.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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