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Recent Examples of killings
Goodson's death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by White officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a White police officer in Minneapolis.
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CBS News, 8 May 2026
Goodson’s death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by white officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
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.
—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
CBS News, 8 May 2026
Goodson’s death provoked public outrage in Ohio as the killings of Black people by white officers increased demands for police reform following the killing of Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
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.
—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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Studies found little real difference, but the new patent was an effective tool for keeping generics at bay and continuing to collect monopoly profits.—
Wayne T Brough,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst racially motivated mass murders in American history, began May 31, 1921.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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He had been tried in absentia and convicted in dozens of murders, including helping to mastermind a pair of 1992 bombings that killed top anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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But violence has since roared back, in part because armed groups have taken advantage of peace negotiations with Petro’s government to make territorial gains.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Summarizing documents, drafting emails, building slides has been the early harvest, and the productivity gains from these applications are real but also well understood and increasingly commoditized.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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And management organizes quarterly beach cleanups for staff members, both of which have contributed to the hotel attaining Green Key certification.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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According to Earthjustice, in 2015, the EPA established its first federal coal ash rule to require the closure of ash dumps and cleanups of leaking toxic sites.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Regions like Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia remain ravaged by active warfare, massacres, and mass displacement.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The government began forming paramilitary groups that were responsible for countless massacres.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
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There would be many other payoffs for fans who’d hungered for years to see America’s top soccer league come to San Diego.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
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But it's been noticeable through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup payoffs that Makar has been dealing with lingering injury.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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At this point in 2025, Kansas City had recorded 68 homicides.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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The station also reported four homicides occurred on those two blocks during the first four months of 2026.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Supporters have argued that any actions that put universities’ financial windfalls from athletics in jeopardy could be enough to move the needle.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Short-sighted selloffs mandated by Washington for short-term windfalls undermine those efforts.—
John Hickenlooper,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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