killers

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It is increasingly understood as a quiet, common, and dangerous disorder that can be detected earlier, treated sooner, and linked closely to some of the world's biggest killers.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Ford, who escaped two would-be killers in less than one month, only narrowly lost the 1976 election despite running in the shadow of Watergate.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

They found that he still had parental rights - under current laws, killers need to be consulted on decisions affecting their children such as health, education and travel.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Under South Carolina law, as in several other states, killers are granted civil and criminal immunity if a judge rules they acted in self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Because diseases have been the biggest killers of people, they have also been decisive shapers of history.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond