slain

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Victoria's Alpine region is home to a very small, close-knit community, where both the Freeman family and the slain officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart were well-known.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The show’s highlight was an extended “In Memoriam” segment that gave extra tribute to legendary actor and filmmaker Robert Redford and slain actor, director and producer Rob Reiner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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

For years, rumors circulated that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the recently slain supreme leader, could be named the next one.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

How was it possible, he wondered, that he had dreamed the slain goddess before he had any way of knowing what she looked like?

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor