assassin

Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the main character of the first entries in the series, inspired the outfits and high-flying style of his "aerial assassin" persona.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The big reveal in the opening of the film—which rivals a James Bond pre-credit sequence in longevity, action and skiing through the Alps—is that the ruthless assassin ruining everyone’s Austrian vacation is a woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Lady Thatcher and her assassin are "the entrance point" to that issue, he says.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

The shooting on Saturday, which Trump blamed on a "would-be assassin," also caused him to riff on one of his favorite topics -- the huge $400 million ballroom he is building at the White House.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

Unknown to Mudd, he had just extended his hospitality to Lincoln’s assassin and his accomplice.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

I don’t want to go too deep into the plot, which involves a supersonic weapon, stolen software, assassins on motorcycles and a common ticking-clock device, but it’s closer to “Moonraker,” say, than “Slow Horses.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

A perennial target of assassins, James survived the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and confederates hoped to blow up Parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Tailed by French intelligence officers, he thought he was being followed by Israeli assassins and gave himself in at a police station.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025

Though John Surratt was being sought by Stanton as one of Lincoln’s assassins, he had not even been in Washington on April 14.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson