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
Singh said misinformation about the murder weapon had been "highly damaging" to Sikhs.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
His fellow merchants had abandoned him, and his best friend had paid a fortune to hire the murder god of an accidental religion—Cid, who had been my first love.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing murder
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act II
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