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Recent Examples of triggermanOne suspect has been charged but the triggerman is still being sought, as is the gunman who fatally shot another man seven minutes earlier a few blocks away.—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024 The other two defendants in the murder are Caleb Leyland and alleged triggerman Kayden McIntosh.—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024 All three men were arrested shortly after the killing, but police failed to book Gilbert on a murder warrant, according to Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods, whose office is representing Mitchell and has fingered Gilbert at the triggerman.—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024 Namely, that Smith and not Anderson was the actual triggerman that night in retaliation for the beatdown at the MGM.—John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for triggerman
Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.
Sandra Oh, the daughter of South Korean immigrant parents, follows British agent Eve Polastri charged with catching the elusive and ruthless assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer).
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Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Reyes ultimately discovers that the plane is filled with assassins looking to kill the Ghost, and eventually him.
Fried’s first start was rocky but mostly because the Yankees committed five errors behind him and the defensive miscues were overshadowed by the nine homers in a 20-9 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers that was the precursor to the extensive torpedo bat discussion that even made network news.
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Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
On March 29, the day the Yankees stirred the baseball world into a torpedo bat frenzy, Aaron Judge hit three homers in the first four innings.
Terrifying serial killers, hilarious travel videos and an incidental investigator who can always tell when someone all make up this weekend’s viewing slate.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
While there is a serial killer and a slow-revealing puzzle around her character’s missing sister, Long Bright River mostly keeps the mystery box elements in the back seat.
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