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Its savage truth explains Black folks’ deep compassion for British scholar Jason Arday, and the widespread anger over concerted efforts to assassinate his character before he was found dead.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The ceremonies have been carefully choreographed and Mojtaba Khamenei's absence from the proceedings comes on a backdrop of fears that Israel may want to assassinate him as well.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

One North Korean commando, captured during a daring 1968 mission to assassinate the South Korean president in Seoul, recalls the confusion he felt when first encountering Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Among those released so far are Spanish-Venezuelan rights activist Rocio San Miguel, arrested in 2024 over her purported role in an alleged plot to assassinate Maduro.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

Then Gale says, “Katniss, we all knew you were lying about Coin sending you to assassinate Snow.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

I think of you always; Jack also; I have told him so much, he assassinates himself with desire to see you all.

From Fernley House by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry

It may seem a trifle scratchy fer the moment, but it assassinates the blood-p'ison.

From The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington

"Hatred of lawlessness and the sort of meanness that assassinates and quarrels," was the quiet and surprising response.

From The Code of the Mountains by Charles Neville Buck

It assassinates the peace of families, it cuts away honor from the family name, it lets out the vital spark of life, and is followed by inconsolable death.

From Fifteen Years in Hell by Luther Benson

Ladies and Gentlemen: Fear is the dungeon of the mind, and superstition is a dagger with which hypocrisy assassinates the soul.

From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. by Robert Green Ingersoll

Little over a year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Utah Valley University’s campus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Shortly after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Patel tweeted that the shooter was in custody; it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kennedy, who was born after her father was assassinated, credits not only him but her whole family with inspiring her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

General Aung San fought with and against both the British and the Japanese colonisers as he sought independence, but was assassinated on July 19, 1947, just months before his dream was realised.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Lupita passed the dusty little park that had been built as a memorial to an assassinated yanqui presidente.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

The ANC reflected on the pain caused by Hani's assassination and said the release was a reminder of "the bullet that pierced through our hearts, assassinating a father and comrade".

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

A California review board on Wednesday denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee serving a life sentence for assassinating U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023

One of the pieces of information revealed was a psychological evaluation of Lee Harvey Oswald, who was arrested for assassinating John F. Kennedy.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022

His clemency was among 18 commutations, 24 pardons and five reprieves announced by the governor on Thursday — the same day Newsom rejected parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

Their mission was to strike a blow against Austria and the Hapsburg monarchy by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman