slain
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Last week, the county Board of Supervisors voted to rename a section of Avenue Q in Palmdale in honor of the slain deputy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
“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
A fat archer once said the Bloody Mummers had slain him, but the others only laughed.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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