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[mur-der] / ˈmɜr dər /




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Jonathan Hall KC made the comments after it emerged a Sudanese man, 30, who was charged with attempted murder, had entered the UK in 2023 and was given refugee status.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Based on real events, “Sherwood” is both a murder mystery and a contemplation of the damage done by class-based strife and longheld grudges, often based on misinformation.

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

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was "wrong" in the comments he made about the murder of teenager Henry Nowak.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Just as the legends of Hippasus’s murder are hazy, so too are the legends of Pythagoras’s end.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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