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Recent Examples of bloodletting
But that doesn’t mean the bloodletting is over, at least at Sony.
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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
Certainly, Hasina’s fall provided room for a spate of attacks on police and minorities, though analysts say the scale of bloodletting has been sensationalized.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
Certainly, Hasina’s fall provided room for a spate of attacks on police and minorities, though analysts say the scale of bloodletting has been sensationalized.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
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But amid the bloodshed, there was also a sense of closure for this chaotic and influential Montana family.William Earl, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Both involved some actual bloodshed, which probably accounts for their relative fame.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month for 32-year-old Bryant Jay Beecher of Denver, but the man hasn’t been arrested, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. Beecher is wanted on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, police said.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
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The man accused of setting fire to a woman in a New York City subway car has been indicted on charges of murder in the first and second degree and arson.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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That's despite most packing and slaughter jobs paying less than $20 an hour, on average, per government data.Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just last week, a gang leader ordered the slaughter of more than 200 people in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods in an attack that targeted voodoo priests.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The urgency and depth of the national crisis compelled them to create narratives addressing the intimate human consequences of the unspeakable carnage around them.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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One casualty of this carnage is Lawtey’s Rob, another character who comes to see the light as he’s betrayed by Yasmin (whom he’s had a crush on since Season 1).Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dawson fled the resort by kayak to a nearby island after the killing.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The massacre, which took place in March, killed at least 145 people and wounded more than 500.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Front Man oversees all of the Squid Game workers, making sure everything runs smoothly in what is essentially a series of massacres.Kayti Burt, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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The brutal slaying appeared to have unfolded in the heat of an argument, investigators say.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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New evidence:Gilgo Beach suspect charged in more slayings; new info called a 'blueprint' to kill Valerie Mack identified nearly 2 decades after death Three people out hunting in Manorville discovered human remains on Nov. 19, 2000, when their dog alerted them to a black plastic bag.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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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 30 Dec. 2024.
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