killed

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He helped the Lakers win the NBA title in 2020, nine months after legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

After more than four years of war and thousands of civilians killed, he said it was important -- even for just an afternoon -- to think about something else.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Since then, Lebanese health authorities say more than 4,250 people have been killed — a toll that surpasses the war deaths in Iran but in a country 16 times less populous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on Wednesday have killed more than 1,500 people and left tens of thousands missing, making her return “impossible to postpone,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The tamping iron has not killed him because the damage is limited to specific organs that are not critical to life.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman