killing
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, he told reporters that "very important sources on the other side" had informed him "the killing in Iran is stopping, and there's no plan for executions".
From BBC
The Fongoli females are the only documented animals in the world to regularly hunt with tools, fashioning branches into spears for killing smaller primates known as a bush babies.
From Barron's
And the information trickling in clearly shows the scale of the killings in smaller cities and towns is just as severe as in major cities.
From BBC
Then Madden recounts in harrowing detail the killing in an on-camera interview Mason arranged after striking up a written correspondence with her.
From Los Angeles Times
Wright, 67, who is already serving a whole life jail sentence, denies killing her and is due to stand trial next month.
From BBC
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