killer
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Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries, but police have stressed that they have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The natural killer receptors allowed the engineered T cells to destroy cancer cells that could not be eliminated through the NY-ESO-1 targeting pathway alone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Why it’s worth seeing: Grande fans know that in addition to her amazing pipes, she’s also a killer comedic talent with the ability to go head-to-head with the likes of Stiller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Following the runaway success of “Reacher” with this spinoff centering that hero’s sister-in-arms Frances Neagley is killer timing.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the darkness at the edge of the floe, killer whales spouted gustily.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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That is not surprising given the intense pressure that had built up, especially around the potential for PC Andrew Harper's killers to be released early.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
When it emerged that two of the killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, could be released early, there were passionate calls for the government to intervene and block those convicted of manslaughter from early release.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He blended into the crowd, grew his beard, attended the mosques where the killers preached, listened, questioned, checked rumors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Some suggested these cells were relatively weak killers and could even suppress immune activity, while others found that they were highly effective at destroying target cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The principal recorded killers were smallpox, influenza, measles, typhoid, typhus, chicken pox, whooping cough, tuberculosis, and syphilis.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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