be killed
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Animal rights groups were also concerned that Neukgu would be killed during the capture process - something that happened to Porongi, a puma that had escaped from the same zoo in 2018.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But Trump gave no names, saying: "I don't want him to be killed."
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
When he got the news that he would not be killed, he collapsed to the ground.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
“I intended the patient should die by nature,” he later wrote, “rather than be killed by art.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
She hadn't wanted to, but Jory said they had no choice, that if the wolf came back with them she'd be killed for biting Joffrey, even though he'd deserved it.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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