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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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But land developers and speculators reap huge profits, the state and local governments gleefully do their bidding.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Isaacman is well suited for leading the space agency during the rise of the commercial space industry, with its large potential profits and much lower launch costs because of reusable rockets.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was arrested a week after Caballero’s body was found, authorities said, and confessed to the three murders.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to prosecutors, police and hit squad members carried out dozens of murders at Duterte’s behest starting in 2011, motivated by the promise of money or to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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In both of those cases, executives tied the cuts to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence.—
Katie Paul,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Alibaba shares have accelerated their gains this month as the Chinese e-commerce giant has released a succession of new artificial intelligence models.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of Chicago's citywide Earth Day park cleanups.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, the EPA said blood lead data in Omaha could shape how the agency conducts cleanups elsewhere.—
Chris Bowling,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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The world sees the massacres in Lebanon.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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First, the software giant is doubling down on capital expenditures as Wall Street increasingly asks when investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure will produce more dramatic payoffs in revenue growth.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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These distinctions are useful to understand fiber’s benefits, but practically speaking, any whole plant food will offer a mix of soluble and insoluble fibers, packing all of the related health payoffs.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
25 Mar. 2026
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Since Bukele took office in 2019, government statistics show a drastic drop in homicides.—
Marcos Aleman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some involve unsolved homicides, while others are missing persons cases with no signs of foul play.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Cue fat windfalls for the traders.—
Wailin Wong,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two of Wednesday’s three major money Florida Lottery draw games — Florida Lotto, Powerball, Fantasy 5 — brought financial windfalls to three players around the state.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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