as in murders
the act of ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any further suffering
Some called her death a mercy killing.
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In the episode, eight of the nine ringers suffer calamities on the eve of the game which preclude their participation, with Sax held on comically-unfounded suspicion of committing approximately 600 murders in the New York City area.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott, who were teenagers at the time of the murders, were charged and convicted of the killings in 2001 and 2002.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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And in 2020, the city’s second deadliest year on record, there were 182 killings in Kansas City and 269 homicides when including surrounding cities.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some similarly sized cities reported fewer homicides than Charlotte in 2024, such as 72 in Austin, Texas.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Torture, mutilations, massacres.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Syria’s current government has in some cases released Assadist figures accused of massacres and appointed former militia leaders accused of crimes against civilians to high ranks in the new army.—
Robin Yassin-Kassab,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Mercy killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercy%20killings. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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