slain
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Shakur was 25 when he was slain at the height of his career as one of rap's most influential voices.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Mourners dressed in black gathered on Sunday in the pavilion of Wat Lat Pla Duk in Nonthaburi province, bordering Bangkok, where the body of the slain schoolgirl, Naphat Chaima, lay for a ceremonial bath.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Shayna Aspinwall, the widow of slain math teacher and football coach Richard Aspinwall, 39, called Gray a “pathetic excuse for a father.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Princess Mononoke” begins with a worm-covered demon attacking a pastoral village, only to be slain by its prince, Ashitaka.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
They will not give way now for dusk or dawn, until Théoden is taken, or they themselves are slain.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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