killed

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Britain Sunday for defence talks with leaders of the UK, France and Germany after new Russian strikes killed five people and hit a nuclear site in Ukraine.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

More than 1,000 Palestinians - both militants and civilians - have been killed in the West Bank since then, according to figures from the Palestinian health ministry.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Commissioners killed the moratorium 3-2, with Eagle and Samuelson voting for it.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Asked by Panish whether his wife killed the brothers, Peter Grossman replied, “My wife was involved in the accident ... I don’t particularly care for the word ‘kills.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

That he was killed in the same woods where his brother Matthew had died a few years before.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan