firing squad
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Finally, “The Idiot” is the novel in which Dostoevsky most fully dramatizes his own nightmarish experience of being led blindfolded before a firing squad in 1849, only to be reprieved at the last moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
US President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of former US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Their most famous works include “The Execution of Christ,” in which a firing squad of Mao’s take aim at Jesus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Arenales gallantly stepping up to support Espinal against a social firing squad sparked a flame between the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
She looked like someone facing the firing squad and saying damn the blindfolds.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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