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also euthanatized
as in assassinated
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026 -
He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was once seen as the heir-apparent to his dictator father –– who was executed after his regime was toppled at the height of the Arab Spring protests in 2011 –– and had in recent years been making a play to return to politics in Libya.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Chicago has time to do this since the trade was executed on Saturday, but there’s a special art to doing this maneuver at the deadline.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Kirk invited me to speak at Amfest a few weeks ago before he was martyred.—
Mandy Taheri
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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His desperate, lacerating Teddy is a character who has ruined his own life, who has martyred himself out of his devotion to The Truth.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of English troops were being slaughtered in the trench warfare against Germany.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, Leonard petitioned the court for removal from the registry, and his registration requirement was terminated in October 2024.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to court documents, Burke was terminated from employment at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City on April 10, 2023, because Burke failed to appropriately report and document information received and cell phone use and possession by an inmate.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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They were paid to persuade people to put down their guns, in some cases succeeding.—
Jenny Gathright,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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For young professionals seeking affordability, strong job markets, and social scenes, these American cities offer compelling reasons to put down roots.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Euthanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanized. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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