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also euthanatizing
as in assassinating
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Prosecutors described Glean in a sentencing letter as a rival gang member who hunted Thompson, intent on assassinating him.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Four years ago, a man was arrested outside the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the intention of assassinating him.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The scholars argue that decisions involving life and human dignity must remain in human hands, warning that AI systems capable of selecting and executing targets fundamentally alter the moral nature of war.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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But there must be a heavy price for the regime for executing young people like this.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Spain withdrew its ambassador to Israel, officially terminating the position as the diplomatic spat between the two countries deepened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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This February, a panel of conservative federal judges ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal.—
Jordan Liz,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Before openly slaughtering thousands of protesters last month, Iran’s leaders had rejected chance after chance to improve the lives of their own people.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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After recently slaughtering thousands of peaceful protesters, including shooting protesters in their hospital beds, Iran has been elected by the UN to serve as vice chair of the UN Commission for Social Development.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Killing Soleimani would likely further strain the command and control of the Basij, which would be crucial in putting down any uprising against the theocracy.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The video shows both girls putting down their backpacks at roughly the same time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Talking about potential attacks, martyring themselves for ISIS.—
David J. Lopez,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mehdi Razavi, 48, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and Arezou Soltani, 45, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, were arrested in suspicion of murdering a former university math instructor and critic of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, police in Canada said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief, has been found guilty on all charges by a jury in Utah.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Euthanizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euthanizing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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