killed

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The day before, Panish had hammered the surgeon on the witness stand, asking: “Do you admit your wife killed the two kids? Do you admit it? Yes or no?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Shirbat Khan, a 55-year-old resident, told AFP those killed were "a poor family, they had done nothing" and had no ties to militants.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"If you're suddenly in an environment where you're essentially getting killed a couple of times per year, then that changes everything," said Mitchell.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Ruth Williams co-authored the report by environmental charities, which for the first time attempted to put a figure on the amount of protected species being killed each year.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And so I went to work each day in the quarry, a bone-breaking job that killed heartier men than me, and waited to die.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman