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Noun
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Thanks to a last minute call to one of the executioners though, Janine (Madeline Brewer) is pulled from the firing line and spared.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 May 2025 -
State law allows the executioner, a private citizen paid $150 for her services, to remain anonymous.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant was founded in 1999 after Billy D’Elia and his family relocated to South Carolina from Brooklyn and discovered a limited number of quality butcher shops in the area.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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Former butcher Philippe Schneider, 69, allegedly confessed to killing Georges Meichler, 60, who lived as a recluse in the village of Brasc, France in February 2023, per The Telegraph.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Slayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slayer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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