as in murders
the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life
the mafia boss ordered a rubout as casually as you might order a pizza
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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 -
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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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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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.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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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,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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“Rubouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubouts. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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