murder
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Will America survive the murder of “60 Minutes”? Will the world?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called the killing "an evil murder made so much worse by the police response" but said we must avoid attempts to politicise the death and "divide our country".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 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
“It cannot be said in any shape or form that the defendant had any malice,” which would be a necessary element of any murder charge, Coen said on Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
My mom had even made flash cards for me detailing things like the name of Booth’s coconspirators, the ins and outs of the theater, the events leading up to the history-altering murder.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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