kill
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“Do they just say we only care about profit, forget about the sustainability part? That might kill the brand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Already, mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 1 million people and infect about 700 million worldwide each year.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Opponents say the hunt is no longer needed to feed islanders and describe the method used to kill the chicks as cruel.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
A. Cooking produce to 158 degrees Fahrenheit is the surest way to eliminate the risk of contamination as it helps to kill most bacteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“They’re the ones who tried to kill Mother?”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
If one of those changes allows a cell to survive a drug that kills other tumor cells, that resistant cell can continue multiplying.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Anorexia kills a higher percentage of patients than any other eating disorder, data shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Washing or peeling can lessen the risk of infection, but cooking food to at least 158 degrees reliably kills Cyclospora.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Destruction and degradation of habitat kills threatened and endangered species just as surely as shooting them."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“But what if — what if it kills you?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
In the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir, at least 31 people been killed in several short bursts of extremely intense rainfall, according to a report by the public state broadcaster.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
As well as Iraq and Afghanistan, he also served in the Caribbean during Hurricane Irma - a category five hurricane that killed 55 people when it hit the region in 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sabrina Garibay, 44, confirmed to The Times on Monday evening that her daughter Ashley Garibay, an In-N-Out employee, was killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Marking the place where the villagers were killed, the shrine alerted future generations to the false sense of safety offered by the hill.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
In mitigation, Elliott Stern told the court his client had tried to deal with the dispute without resorting to killing the fish.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The researchers then engineered the bean gum to contain protegrin, an antimicrobial peptide capable of killing harmful bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the wake of his killing, his loved ones deal with loss and guilt, while Gerry’s spirit discovers a world beyond this one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In November 2022, a Ukrainian air-defence missile fell on the Polish village of Przewodow, killing two people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Otherwise, a Mongol archer would be much more valuable than the minor killing lines. He’s lowered his prices so he can get more practice.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
