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kill

[kil] / kɪl /




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In a separate mouse experiment, they studied chronic granulomatous disease, an inherited disorder that interferes with the ability of certain immune cells to kill harmful microbes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The two-seater sports car did not have a driver for the demo "to make sure we don't kill anyone," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

For instance, the line “The medicine will help you to: Kill as many myeloma cells as possible” was mistranslated as instructing the patient to somehow kill as many myeloma cells as possible.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Camilo Duran pulled one back after the break and struck a post as the Scottish champions improved, but Vangelis Pavlidis struck Benfica's fourth late on to kill any faint Celtic hopes.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I try not to let my embarrassment kill me and send me back to Asamando.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“In biomechanics, in human physiology, what kills you is routine,” Bermon says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Compared with other illnesses, the plague isn’t much of a problem these days: Each year the regular old flu kills many thousands of people in the United States alone.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, cardiovascular disease kills nearly 20 million people around the world each year, with atherosclerosis responsible for most of those deaths.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

"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

After we stretch—which hurts — there’s a couple of hours of strengthening exercises — which hurt—and a five-mile run—which kills.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

I remember sitting in her front room more than a decade ago, nearly a year to the day after the boys were killed.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dozens of people gathered on Friday outside the school to mourn the children who were killed in the collapse, which officials blamed on dilapidated infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Earlier this week, the president shared footage featuring the last moments of a man who was killed by a tiger in a U.K. zoo.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Every other soldier involved in planning the unit’s combat operations had been killed, wounded or moved to another part of the front.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“She was a Wallangarra girl and hoped I would follow in her footsteps. It’s probably best that she’s no longer with us or all of this might have killed her.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

“They may be for some, but they’re not for many. For many, they are about killing things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The killing of Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was one of America's most famous cold cases, prompting endless debate among music fans over who did it, and why.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Damilola's killing is now the subject of a BBC documentary called Damilola: The Untold Story.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since a deadlocked jury forced a mistrial in early September, more than $500,000 in additional bets have been placed on whether the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her children will eventually be convicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Think about it, Ekon. Why would Adiah bother to hold all the splendor inside of her body to protect Lkossa’s people, if she was just going to go around killing its citizens anyway?”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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