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assassination

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








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"He obviously wants to be careful that people can't necessarily track him down. It shows someone who's paranoid about his personal safety – from germs or assassination attempts," says Fiona Hill.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

She is also facing additional legal pressure from Kirk’s former head of security after suggesting he was involved in Kirk’s assassination.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Mr. Putin is spending “more time in underground bunkers,” the Financial Times reports, and he is taking other security precautions amid Kremlin concerns “over a coup d’état or an assassination attempt, specifically involving drones.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“The government’s evidence of the charged offense — the attempted assassination of the president — is thus built entirely upon speculation, even under the most generous reading of its theory,” Allen’s attorneys wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

They searched for and confiscated anything and everything connected to John Wilkes Booth, including documents unconnected to the assassination.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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