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murder

[mur-der] / ˈmɜr dər /




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Will America survive the murder of “60 Minutes”? Will the world?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1607, a fugitive painter named Caravaggio arrived in Malta on the run from a murder warrant in Rome.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Six men have been charged following protests held in Southampton after the murder of Henry Nowak.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Downing Street has hit out at "people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division", after JD Vance's comments on the murder of Henry Nowak.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In Eumenides, Apollo, chosen to represent Orestes in his murder trial, mounts a strikingly original argument: he reasons that Orestes’s mother is no more than a stranger to him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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