assassin
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One such role was Fuches, a mentor to Bill Hader’s assassin in HBO’s “Barry,” which earned Root his first Emmy nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham star in a funny, refreshing series about best friends who face a bump in their relationship when one discovers that the other is a professional assassin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Surrey man is a more reserved character – an assassin rather than a warrior.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The shooting on Saturday, which Trump blamed on a "would-be assassin," also caused him to riff on one of his favorite topics -- the huge $400 million ballroom he is building at the White House.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
Recognizing the unique music of cavalry on the move, the assassin knew he had only a minute or two to react before it was too late.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Menus are hammered out course by course, with ingredients screened to avoid poisoning—not just by would-be assassins but also regular old food poisoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Tailed by French intelligence officers, he thought he was being followed by Israeli assassins and gave himself in at a police station.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
Osric Mordaunt, considered a dark magic user, is part of an order of assassins hated and dismissed by Aurienne Fairhrim’s light magic order of healers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Cleopatra was accused of aiding the Republicans in the conflict between Caesar’s assassins and the Caesarians led by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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