killed
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His mother was a member of the august Carrillo family, and his father was a captain in the Mexican army, killed in the Cahuenga Pass when his namesake son was just a few weeks old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente has resigned - six days after the high-speed train collision in which at least 69 people were killed and dozens injured.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Another collision in the southern region of Andalusia in January killed 46 people on the same key line connecting Madrid with the city of Seville, Spain's first high-speed route when it opened in 1992.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Helicopter company Fishtail Air named the man killed in the crash as Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
I leave her the meat I brought as an extra treat in addition to this giant rat-thing she killed.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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