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The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds.
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Other residents as far away as Bend (43 miles away) and Prineville (30 miles away) are making a killing on Airbnb and VRBO bookings, either renting out rooms in their homes or renting the whole house for the weekend in a matter of minutes.
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As Commissioner Susan Jackson said in the hearing though, the murder charges Simpson faced in 1995 for the killings of Ron Goldman and his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson were not to be considered by the parole board.
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By the time of Wesselman's killing, Jones had moved downstate but frequently returned to the Chicago area to visit, authorities say.
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Officials had been investigating whether Beavercreek Police Officer Sean Williams’ killing of John Crawford III would lead the federal charges.
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Giant predatory dinosaurs have always been depicted as perfect killing machines.
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Sudan remains a police state, and killing continues in Darfur, though at a lower level than before.
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In an unrelated killing, Driskell is indicted for murder in the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Kendrick Lamar Fuqua on Oct. 27, 2016.
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A former state prosecutor, Duterte denies condoning extrajudicial killings and remains popular with the masses who embrace his unorthodox leadership style, profanity-laced outbursts and draconian bent in an Asian bastion of democracy.
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First Known Use of killing
15th century
Examples of killing in a Sentence
he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up
a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night
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But Mr. Smith reported them to the police, bringing their killing spree to an end.
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The killing spree, according to court documents, was modeled after the horror film in which the United States government designates a 12-hour period where all crimes, including murder, are legal.
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First Known Use of killing
15th century
KILLING Defined for English Language Learners
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: an act of killing someone or something
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: a large amount of money
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