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City’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester United earlier in the day gave Arsenal the chance to all but kill off their chances of taking the league title, with a would-be nine-point gap leaving Pep Guardiola’s side with an huge mountain to climb in the remaining 16 matches.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Malden Catholic killed off a late penalty, and some 6-on-4 play, to preserve the lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
His character was killed off in the final scene.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Putting the murder shortlist in one person’s hands, rather than letting the shields do the work of specifying who can be killed off, is a major change that gives the Secret Traitor a ton of power without a ton of explanation for their thinking.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2026
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Malden Catholic killed off a late penalty, and some 6-on-4 play, to preserve the lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
His character was killed off in the final scene.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Putting the murder shortlist in one person’s hands, rather than letting the shields do the work of specifying who can be killed off, is a major change that gives the Secret Traitor a ton of power without a ton of explanation for their thinking.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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