assassin
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Senior presidential adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
As one might expect, a telepathic first grader with a wild imagination who lives with a spy and an assassin can get caught up in plenty of shenanigans.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Then in 1990 he got attention for his turn as the hard-nosed secret agent handling Anne Parillaud's female assassin Nikita, in Besson's hit film of the same name.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
On the Ninth Circuit, Judge Kennedy ruled against Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, the would-be assassin of President Ford, on a petition to reduce her bail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Booth was identified to detectives as the assassin.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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