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Recent Examples of bloodletting
Kyle Dubas, the Penguins’ president of hockey operations, might not be planning the same kind of bloodletting.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
But that doesn’t mean the bloodletting is over, at least at Sony.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The trailer goes hard and heavy on the bloodletting, along with some cameos from other DC characters like Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller.
—Eric Francisco, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
New York Mayor Eric Adams lost his last close City Hall ally Friday as the pressure of a federal bribery indictment and multiple investigations forced an administrative bloodletting at the top of America’s biggest city.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
But that doesn’t mean the bloodletting is over, at least at Sony.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The trailer goes hard and heavy on the bloodletting, along with some cameos from other DC characters like Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller.
—Eric Francisco, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
New York Mayor Eric Adams lost his last close City Hall ally Friday as the pressure of a federal bribery indictment and multiple investigations forced an administrative bloodletting at the top of America’s biggest city.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
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Netanyahu Postpones Gaza Ceasefire Deal Over Hamas 'Last Minute Crisis' By Ellie Cook Security & Defense Reporter 2 In the shadow of an imminent ceasefire and hostage deal to end 15 months of bloodshed in Gaza, the future of the devastated Palestinian enclave is still uncertain.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The back-and-forth is inevitable given the striking timing of an agreement that — finally — holds out some hope of an end to a period of catastrophic bloodshed.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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Willard was later found guilty of murder, while a jury determined Robinson was not guilty in Jackson’s death, according to local WRTV.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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At the time of the murders, Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at nearby Washington State University, about 10 miles across the state line.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, a renowned animal shelter, managed to care for thousands of pets, but the scale of the slaughter remains a dark chapter in Britain’s history.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bible scholar Peter Altmann of the evangelical Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., says comparing a president to any biblical figure involved in such a slaughter raises concerns for him.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Painted on slabs of vinyl affixed to the brick, the mural — a large rectangle about the size of the building’s ground floor — featured a background that appeared to depict mass graves, weeping mothers, drones and other scenes of carnage in Gaza.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles will remain under a Red Flag Warning on Thursday as multiple fires across the county have caused unprecedented and historic carnage and destruction, wasting away 45 square miles, amounting to the size of the city of San Francisco.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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The highest-profile killings were the murders of Kayla Cuevas, 16, and Nisa Mickens, 15, in Brentwood on Sept. 13, 2016.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The killing is the sixth homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, the same number as this time last year.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yet, the memory of the massacre lingers, a testament to the unintended consequences of fear and misinformation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hamas and its partners took hostages and killed more than 1,200 Israelis — the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some investigators also believe he was involved in the slaying of 8-year-old Ann Marie Burr, who went missing on Aug. 31, 1961, near the University of Puget Sound.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Misch, who was in prison on an 18-years-to-life sentence in another slaying, with killing the two women, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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Tate added that residents have expressed interest in utilizing animal byproducts, such as eggs, honey and even feathers for textiles, noting that animal butchery is only at licensed slaughterhouses — not at residential properties.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Nov. 2024
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This small neighborhood restaurant focuses on nose-to-tail butchery and farm-to-table, emphasizing minimizing waste and supporting a sustainable food system in the Great Lakes region.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Nov. 2024
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“Bloodletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodletting. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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