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[kil] / kɪl /




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Doomers have quit the labs and warned that self-improving AI might kill us all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Because these proteins can disrupt bacterial membranes and kill cells, researchers are investigating whether they could be adapted into new antimicrobial treatments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

On set, the two had trailers that were next door to each other, and with time to kill between filming, they would head next door and chat for hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The trial has been told that whether Williams carried out the attacks was not in question, but jurors must consider whether he intended to kill those individuals.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“So I take it she didn’t kill you,” Jack’s grandfather said to him.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

She had 22 kills, 14 digs, six blocks and did not miss a single serve in the Jackrabbits’ five-set victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"It kills me that the worst day of my life was just a normal Wednesday for everyone else," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Compared with other illnesses, the plague isn’t much of a problem these days: Each year the regular old flu kills many thousands of people in the United States alone.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

And as some bacteria resist antibiotics, AI has identified a new class that kills drug-resistant staph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“They are getting hungrier and hungrier. Nobody kills chickens these days, and so there are less entrails for them to eat.”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

His mother was a member of the august Carrillo family, and his father was a captain in the Mexican army, killed in the Cahuenga Pass when his namesake son was just a few weeks old.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday named a temporary replacement for transport minister Oscar Puente who resigned over a train disaster that killed 69 people.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The aunt of a University of Cambridge scientist killed in the Spanish rail disaster has paid an emotional tribute, describing her niece as "a light for all of us".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Israeli troops withdrew on Monday from an area of the occupied West Bank's largest city that they had evacuated of its Palestinian residents, following an attack that killed two soldiers in October.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

These stories spread the false claim that Slave Power agents had derailed the President’s train and killed his son, Bennie.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Ghana's government has condemned the killing and said it was following the case closely to ensure justice.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to collect a prize for scientific excellence in Andalusia on 28 October, when her train crashed into another near Urda, south of Madrid, killing 69 people.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The killing left her disaffected with electoral politics, and she pivoted to activism and community politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has previously said that officials were reviewing the off-base code of conduct for US troops in Japan following the alleged killing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

My mom’s a doctor and he is just killing time before coaching volleyball, so eat all the Fritos and corn syrup you want.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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