killer
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“Inflation is the number one killer of retirement success,” said Jon Zetlmaier, founder of Zetlmaier Wealth Management based in Seattle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Following the runaway success of “Reacher” with this spinoff centering that hero’s sister-in-arms Frances Neagley is killer timing.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Shenanigan and her crew must use all their wit, nerve and cunning they possess to discover a killer in a world where everyone, it seems, is running her own con.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Raging killer currents will be possible in side canyons and narrow slot canyons. Low-water crossings may be flooded.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Those who weren’t rowing ducked their heads down against the spray and the bird droppings, and kept a wary eye out for killer whales.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
The Times leads on the fact that killers, including two men convicted over the death of PC Andrew Harper, will stay behind bars.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that PC Andrew Harper's killers will remain behind bars as he announced changes to the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
He blended into the crowd, grew his beard, attended the mosques where the killers preached, listened, questioned, checked rumors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But prolonged exposure produced cells that were poor killers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Unfortunately, a good many chemicals also have the power to separate oxidation from energy production, and the insecticides and weed killers are well represented on the list.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
