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Recent Examples of killings
The crisis caused by Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.
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Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Crisis after Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Crisis after Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killings
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On Tuesday, the New Mexico jury watched a video in which prosecutors peppered Instagram head Adam Mosseri with questions about Meta's approach to safety, corporate profits and social media features.—
MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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But many of the world’s most powerful tech companies have continued cutting, even as their profits have grown.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Federal authorities have accused Casap of planning his parents’ murders, buying a drone and explosives and sharing his plans with others, including a Russian speaker.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Investigators were searching for a 2022 white Subaru Outback in connection with at least one of the murders, according to Utah DPS.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Quiet reflection gains power as cerebral Mercury in your 12th House of Solitude trines jovial Jupiter in your comforting 4th house, guiding you through releasing past aches.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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According to the researchers, shifting the blockchain processes closer to the hardware level resulted in performance improvements of up to 500 times and energy efficiency gains of as much as 10,000 percent compared with conventional implementations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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That same month, Legal Aid scored another victory when a federal judge found that the city violated homeless people’s constitutional rights by seizing and destroying their property during encampment cleanups.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Local Kiwanians organize events like the Hippity Hop Easter Egg Hunt; Kiwanis Special Games; monthly trail cleanups; backpack, clothing and holiday drives; scholarship and awards ceremonies; student leadership programs; and the Holiday Market.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But then the day that this film got to the peak of its accolades and recognition in the world was exactly the peak of the massacres happening in Iran.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The massacres perpetrated by the Islamic regime disqualify it and require that the voice be given back to the people.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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While states are generally inclined to fund more clinical and translational research, which would have more immediate payoffs for taxpayers, the plan also specifically calls for funding basic research that seeds clinical discoveries.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
20 Feb. 2026
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That means potential payoffs but also extreme danger.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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But Naso’s other homicides went cold, perhaps permanently.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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When the number of homicides started climbing in Georgia, its Corrections Department stopped releasing official counts.—
Nora Demleitner,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
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Revenue hinges on capital gains from investments, bonuses to executives and windfalls from new stock offerings, all of which are grossly unpredictable.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Wagers about Iran have translated to windfalls for some users.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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