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Recent Examples of assassination
Millions of government records related to the Kennedy assassination have been released but some information remains classified and redacted.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The threats came after two assassination attempts on Trump in July and September.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
The Secret Service has also faced criticism in the wake of the two assassination attempts against President Donald Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign and the handling of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The opera house was born, in part, from an assassination attempt in 1858.
—Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The threats came after two assassination attempts on Trump in July and September.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
The Secret Service has also faced criticism in the wake of the two assassination attempts against President Donald Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign and the handling of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The opera house was born, in part, from an assassination attempt in 1858.
—Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assassination
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California Governor Gavin Newsom placed a hold on executions in 2019.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Biden converted their death sentences to life imprisonment, consistent with his administration’s moratorium on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and mass shootings.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yet, the memory of the massacre lingers, a testament to the unintended consequences of fear and misinformation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hamas and its partners took hostages and killed more than 1,200 Israelis — the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, a renowned animal shelter, managed to care for thousands of pets, but the scale of the slaughter remains a dark chapter in Britain’s history.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bible scholar Peter Altmann of the evangelical Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., says comparing a president to any biblical figure involved in such a slaughter raises concerns for him.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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The scale of Syria’s bloodshed, and of the regime’s repression, is unique among modern conflicts.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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All of their faces are covered with the same mask, both to preserve their anonymity but also for powerful effect: People on both sides of the bloodshed look virtually the same.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Israel’s ultimate war goal is the complete destruction of Hamas.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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She’s credited with saving Hymenaeus from destruction during the war of Dionysus against the Indians.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the wake of Monday’s carnage within artificial intelligence stocks, JPMorgan found a buying opportunity in Ciena .—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assassination. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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