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executioners

NOUN
death squad
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Occasionally executioners even achieved a kind of celebrity status.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Experts and her legal team say her apparent recovery is unprecedented, and that no other US inmate has survived a lethal injection from executioners.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s top executioners, behind only China and Iran in 2022, according to Amnesty International.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

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

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

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


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