slain

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Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya's military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted in an interview with AFP what he called a push to make up for more than 40 "lost years" under slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Within hours, however, Hosseiny and her mother’s connection to the slain general was disputed, with his daughter writing on social media that they had “no relation whatsoever” to her family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Further away, friends of the slain officers were remembering the men they had lost - and speaking of their relief that Freeman had been found.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The author argues that Bovino’s inflammatory rhetoric and theatrical enforcement style backfired, with his unsubstantiated claim that slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” particularly damaging public perception of immigration enforcement efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"And, of course, a god can be slain by another god, or by a weapon like Kasusu. It was forged for that very reason."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda