asp
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Did she die by clasping an asp to her cleavage?
From Salon ● May 11, 2023
Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, poisoned herself with an asp, according to popular belief.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2019
While playing outside at day care this week, Lauren Chambers told NBC 5 her 5-year-old daughter, Adrie, was stung by the fuzzy-looking asp caterpillar, also known as the southern flannel moth or puss caterpillar.
From Fox News ● Oct. 14, 2018
The cleopatra gene can kill flies when it interacts with another gene, asp.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
According to Cicero, he was executed some years later when an asp was slipped into his hammock—his end providing a fitting case history for another book on statecraft.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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