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euthanasias

noun

plural of euthanasia

as in murders

the act or practice of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering a physician who refuses to practice euthanasia

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Recent Examples of euthanasias The city says the majority of the shelter’s euthanasias affect animals who are suffering, newborns who are failing to thrive and dogs that pose a safety risk. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026

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Citywide, shootings and murders have reached historic lows this year including in July a record 29-day streak in Brooklyn without a single homicide.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Lindsay was paralyzed after the violent incident and was arrested and charged with the murders shortly afterward.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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Global rise Amnesty International said in May that recorded executions worldwide rose 78% in 2025 to 2,707, the highest number documented by the rights group since 1981.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Iran has also continued its crackdown on the opposition; according to the United Nations, executions of political prisoners and dissidents are surging.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

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The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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