slain

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Further away, friends of the slain officers were remembering the men they had lost - and speaking of their relief that Freeman had been found.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

New supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since he was appointed to succeed his slain father, vowed retaliation.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

She said she hopes rallying around the slain “Buffy” series can help persuade Hulu to reconsider its decision or prompt another network to pick up the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Iran on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, Iranian state media reported, echoing the kind of hereditary rule the Islamic Republic once replaced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Either way, thoughts of Faith and Fang and Astelle and how I’d just been slain outside by a single note seemed distant, muted by the church’s shadowy stillness and the Pastor’s lingering calm.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx