kill
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Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday that, after being subdued, the attacker called out to the crew, "Kill me, kill me!"
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I knew I could not let him kill everyone,” he told the prime minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
For the record, Guy is a physically fit woman in her 60s who has not undergone cosmetic surgery, whom many women would kill to look like.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
I was so nervous, thinking my wife was gonna kill me the whole time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The body's immune system tries to kill the invading bacteria with an array of special immune cells, while the bacteria try to protect themselves against immune cells by cranking out toxic chemicals.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
"The climate emergency kills," he said in July, during a visit to the southern province of Almería where a wildfire claimed 15 lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Developing a practical formulation could make a major difference because successfully controlling drywood termites requires more than simply having an insecticide that kills them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Stanford-bound beach player Katelyn Oerlemans had 17 kills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s absurd that one of the first guys Cole kills could be his doppelganger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“This is so much better than that thing drenched in butter that I could hardly finish at the restaurant. And you know we can’t get food poisoning because the frying kills the germs,” she added.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The two American-Israeli wars have killed many in Iran’s leadership, including Mr. Khamenei’s father and predecessor as supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, along with the younger Mr. Khamenei’s wife and one of his children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
When Jenette Torres Odena's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nick Reiner is asking a judge to give him access to a trust fund to pay for his legal defense on charges that he killed his parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Jones, who was a self-employed recruitment consultant, had told police he had taken the day off work on the day the Toozes were killed and was in Orpington, Greater London.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
As to feeding: while mature dragons prefer live food, an infant will be satisfied with something that has already been killed.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Some economists worry about an impending artificial-intelligence job apocalypse, but so far there is no conclusive evidence that automation is killing lots of white-collar positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pike's lawyers had argued she should be granted clemency due to her young age and mental health issues at the time of Slemmer's killing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Despite a period of separation, they had re-established their relationship by the night of the killing.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
As mentioned, I had hunted when I was young, trapping and killing many animals.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
