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as in hit, execution
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The Words of the Week - 1/10/20
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 29 Mar. 2020.
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The first known use of assassination was in 1610
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