killed

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In preclinical studies, the enhanced immune cells successfully killed human cancer cells from several aggressive cancers, including leukemia, glioblastoma, kidney cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Claims that the latest Anthropic release “just killed graphic designers” or “just killed accountants” or “just killed social media managers” all land as BS.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

His mother, who has asked to be known as Natasha, said she was "deeply heartbroken to share the news that my beautiful, strong and incredibly brave son was killed".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Since the railway station canopy collapse in November 2024, which killed 16 people, calls for a transparent investigation into what happened have snowballed into a push for early polls.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The only problem was that in almost every story the dragon got killed at the end—usually with good reason, since most of them were extremely nasty.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville