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assassination

[uh-sas-uh-ney-shuhn] / əˌsæs əˈneɪ ʃən /








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Assassination attempts can also soften the tenor of how the media covers presidents.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Maybe he was waiting for the right story to tell after his Emmy-nominated turn as Versace’s partner, Antonio D’Amico, in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

To Gerald Posner, an investigative journalist and author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK, Mr Landis's story actually supports the "single bullet" theory.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

The documents made public on Thursday included many that have been previously released with redactions, said Gerald Posner, an investigative journalist and author of “Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Assassination has never changed the history of the world....

From Great Britain and the American Civil War by Adams, Ephraim Douglass




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