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as in to assassinate
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Recent Examples of euthanize
Muirhead knew Steven's severe case of mange was treatable but also understood that the puppy was at risk of being euthanized at the partner shelter.
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Last month, lawmakers passed legislation that would require municipalities to round up the millions of stray dogs and place them in shelters, as well as a mandate to euthanize animals that are sick or pose a risk to humans.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
The tourists were given a ticket; the bison was euthanized.
—Drew Magary, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024
Near the episode’s end, she’s told a key member of the filmmaking team that Tonka is in congestive heart failure and that a vet has scheduled an imminent appointment to euthanize him.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Last month, lawmakers passed legislation that would require municipalities to round up the millions of stray dogs and place them in shelters, as well as a mandate to euthanize animals that are sick or pose a risk to humans.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
The tourists were given a ticket; the bison was euthanized.
—Drew Magary, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024
Near the episode’s end, she’s told a key member of the filmmaking team that Tonka is in congestive heart failure and that a vet has scheduled an imminent appointment to euthanize him.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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The year after Lincoln was assassinated by slavery supporter John Wilkes Booth, strip-mining of coal got started in Lincoln’s home state of Illinois.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Munich, demobilized soldiers, right-wing paramilitaries, and Communist militants fought in the streets, while leaders of the new Weimar Republic were routinely assassinated.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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NuScale executed a revenue generating agreement with Fluor (FLR) for engineering and design services for a nuclear power project.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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China practiced blockading Taiwan just last month by surrounding the island, which could, if executed in earnest, stop imports or exports from the country.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, on Monday, Judge James W. Anderson rejected the bid to terminate DeLao's parental rights, the outlets reported.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This is akin to the bar in the California labor code on an employer threatening to terminate an employee for following or refusing to follow a particular course of political action or political activity.Dan Eaton, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is left somewhat ambiguous, but it is implied that Agatha is buying time for Nick by slaughtering covens of witches as an offering to Death.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In April of 1983, Hezbollah assaulted the U.S. Embassy in Beirut with a suicide truck bomb that slaughtered 63 people, including 17 Americans.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Calling itself the oldest African restaurant in New York City, Massawa put down roots in 1988 and has been delighting guests ever since.Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ultra Running Coach, Trails and Tarmac owner, running shoe reviewer, and podcaster Brett Hornig put down well over 100 running miles testing layers in wintry conditions.Nathan Pipenberg, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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