murder
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Simpson was acquitted, but he never regained the public’s affection or goodwill, and will forever be remembered as a pariah who perhaps got away with literal murder.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Though Anthony was 17 at the time of the murder on 2 April 2025, under Texas law he was able to be charged as an adult.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Said dog may have been witness to a supernatural murder, leading the group of teens to set out to solve the case.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Will America survive the murder of “60 Minutes”? Will the world?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Another Louisiana man, Johnny Lee Ball, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after meeting with a public defender for just eleven minutes before trial.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing murder
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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