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homicidal

[hom-uh-sahyd-l, hoh-muh-] / ˌhɒm əˈsaɪd l, ˌhoʊ mə- /


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It strikes me as reckless and borderline homicidal, but I have been wrong about Musk before.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Four of the world’s 10 most homicidal cities are now in Ecuador, says the Igarapé Institute, a Brazilian think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

While Man-su’s turn is homicidal, Park astutely considers whether his loss of collective support for other workers isn’t an even bigger moral failing.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

“I subsequently went to the Texas state prison system, through a grant, and studied homicidal males,” Brown explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

They were red eyre, homicidal, terrific, seeming actually to give out light They were like rubies filled with flame.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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