assassin
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The Old Woman With the Knife is Gu Byeong-mo's story about Hornclaw, a legendary assassin in her 60s contemplating retirement while navigating loneliness.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The character they built for “Normal” was intentionally less mythic and more grounded than the former government assassin Odenkirk plays in “Nobody.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Hence, he survived much longer than he should have by convincing his prey, including Zac Efron’s wide-eyed brother Dylan, that he’d be too obvious an assassin.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
The assassin may have been lost to history by nearly everyone but Stephen Sondheim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
And so Magister Brangwain Spurge, unsuccessful assassin, leaned forward with his elbows on his scrawny knees and began to make his full confession.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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