assassin
Example Sentences
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Lady Thatcher and her assassin are "the entrance point" to that issue, he says.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Two years later, another would-be assassin targeted Trump—and Curran is the one answering for the agency as questions about its preparedness mount.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The character they built for “Normal” was intentionally less mythic and more grounded than the former government assassin Odenkirk plays in “Nobody.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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
The restoration of the theater was meant as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, but Ford’s has also become a memorial to his assassin.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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