assassin
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The character they built for “Normal” was intentionally less mythic and more grounded than the former government assassin Odenkirk plays in “Nobody.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Senior presidential adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
He has to maintain two cars—his soccer-mom VW and the black Porsche he uses when he puts on his black assassin suit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Hence, he survived much longer than he should have by convincing his prey, including Zac Efron’s wide-eyed brother Dylan, that he’d be too obvious an assassin.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
Verin nudged the assassin aside and moved past him, easily securing his own rope.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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