assassin
Example Sentences
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Don’t waste one brain cell trying to deduce the assassin.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Lady Thatcher and her assassin are "the entrance point" to that issue, he says.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
But it isn’t a terrorist or an assassin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
He called the shooting a "very sad situation" on Tuesday and refused to back Miller's "assassin" description -- while insisting that under-fire Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem would not step down.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
“For someone so superstitious, you risk angering the gods by not attending. I imagine that an assassin would take more interest in the day of the dead.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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