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Recent Examples of killings
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.
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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
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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But land developers and speculators reap huge profits, the state and local governments gleefully do their bidding.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Isaacman is well suited for leading the space agency during the rise of the commercial space industry, with its large potential profits and much lower launch costs because of reusable rockets.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was arrested a week after Caballero’s body was found, authorities said, and confessed to the three murders.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to prosecutors, police and hit squad members carried out dozens of murders at Duterte’s behest starting in 2011, motivated by the promise of money or to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Democrats face an optimistic midterm outlook based on historical patterns showing the party out of power gains substantial House seats and Trump’s approval rating hovering around 40%, well below the 50% threshold that portends political trouble for a president’s party.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Despite Becerra’s gains, Republicans Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco remain the overall front-runners.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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Either way, getting to the uranium will require heavy earth-moving equipment, says Cheryl Rofer, a retired Los Alamos National Laboratory chemist, who participated in nuclear material cleanups in Estonia and Kazakhstan.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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There are several festivals and cleanups from Wednesday into the weekend.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Nor does your letter mention the countless rapes and massacres carried out by Hamas on that day.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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First, the software giant is doubling down on capital expenditures as Wall Street increasingly asks when investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure will produce more dramatic payoffs in revenue growth.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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These distinctions are useful to understand fiber’s benefits, but practically speaking, any whole plant food will offer a mix of soluble and insoluble fibers, packing all of the related health payoffs.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gary had 28 homicides in 2025, which is a 30% reduction from 40 in 2024.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also cited a rising number of homicides in Georgia prisons, rising from seven in 2018 to 35 in 2023.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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On rare occasions, books expected to be midlist titles become unexpected bestsellers, providing big revenue windfalls for their publisher.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen windfalls from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Killings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killings. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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