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reaper

[ree-per] / ˈri pər /


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The White House agreed to roll back the "grim reaper" workforce cuts it had ordered during the shutdown.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

The U.S. military said in late September that it had permanently stationed MQ-9 reaper drones in South Korea to support surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

The paintings depict implausible scenarios: What if the grim reaper slipped on a banana on his way to kill you?

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

Ms. Council is making jam with pineapples or cantaloupe instead of peaches, and customers will have to wait until next year for her peach reaper sauce, made with Georgia peaches and Carolina reaper peppers.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The last person I need to see right now is a know-it-all grim reaper.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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