killing

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Cyclone Senyar ravaged Sumatra in late November, killing more than 1,000 people in Southeast Asia's deadliest natural disaster for 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“This college is killing us,” he announces, and then leaves the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But when it was time to vote, another female Republican state lawmaker made a motion that ultimately succeeded at killing the bill in committee.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

It's hard to believe that this tamping iron shot through the skull without killing Phineas Gage.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman