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triggermen

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plural of triggerman

as in murderers

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Benjamin Rush, the Philadelphia physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, opposed executing even murderers.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Showing mercy to murderers historically has not been popular with voters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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The alleged plot targeting Pannun unfolded at the same time that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another prominent Sikh separatist and friend of Pannun, was gunned down and killed in June 2023 by assassins outside his gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
As with the previous hour, which opened with the Russian assassins stalking River and Sid at the bowling alley, this episode picks up at the suspense cliffhanger of these same assassins peeling off with an abducted Sid in their car.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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The Horsch house investigation raises questions about serial killers and whether mental health professionals can identify a person at risk of becoming one.

— David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Detectives worked to identify the killers, but the case eventually went cold.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of killers

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Fly-fishers will find an extensive stretch of Gold Medal Water (a designation for quality and trout density) in Colorado, with access to browns, brookies, cutthroats, and rainbow trout.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Whitesitt caught his state-record cutty there in mid-April, around the same time cutthroats in the northern Rockies are spawning in tributary streams.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Mar. 2026

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