murder
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As part of his dedicated care, George reads passages of murder mystery novels to the sheep nightly, a whodunit treat to cap off the day’s events.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
He then retracted the comments, saying he was "not denying the existence of the camps or the systematic murder carried out by the Nazi regime".
From BBC • May 23, 2026
A brother stays in Taiwan, vowing to solve the murder; he gets a job in the food-processing plant where his sibling worked—then drops out of sight.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Brooke Shields, of Acorn TV’s six-episode murder mystery “You’re Killing Me,” poses for a photo in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But like violent crime in general, the murder rate cannot explain the growth of the penal apparatus.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing murder
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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