killing

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The disease spread to a number of countries within and outside of West Africa, including Guinea, Sierra Leone, the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, killing 11,325 people.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Israel's military chief Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Zamir called the killing a "significant operational achievement".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Kovalskiy, who was brought up to not point a rifle at a person when shooting as a sportsman, said there is one aspect of his old work that he doesn’t miss: killing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Hedge funds are making a killing in the golden age of AI hardware.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

A worried McNamara wanted to know whether they could take out the missiles without killing a lot of Russian soldiers at the missile bases.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin