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The initiator caspase switches on, but the pathway then stalls before the executioner caspases can complete the destruction of the cell.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Amnesty International continues to consider China as the world's leading executioner," it said.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Although Pratt says being in this film hasn't changed what he thinks about AI, he's clear that trial by an AI judge, jury and executioner is not the way forward.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

Sir Thomas More on the scaffold of Tower Hill comforted his executioner and was reported by a witness to have repositioned his beard on the block, joking it had committed no treason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

As for Basta’s executioner, Meggie learned no more than what Fenoglio had already told her and what she remembered of the passage the Magpie had made her read.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Executions in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s top executioners, have spiked after the coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

But, nearly five years on, Saudi Arabia remains one of the world's most prolific executioners - despite a lull that coincided with Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20 and the start of the Covid pandemic.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2023

“There is no place in the world for executioners, punishers and Nazis,” he said.

From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022

In truth, Ned did not trust the mute knight, though perhaps that was only because he misliked executioners.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin