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Its savage truth explains Black folks’ deep compassion for British scholar Jason Arday, and the widespread anger over concerted efforts to assassinate his character before he was found dead.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The ceremonies have been carefully choreographed and Mojtaba Khamenei's absence from the proceedings comes on a backdrop of fears that Israel may want to assassinate him as well.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

One North Korean commando, captured during a daring 1968 mission to assassinate the South Korean president in Seoul, recalls the confusion he felt when first encountering Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

A man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison at a US court for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist highly critical of Tehran.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

He was convinced that if anyone tried to assassinate him, these two stocky morons would be powerless to prevent it, but he trusted that their presence would at least scare off spontaneous detraaors.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Fear is the dungeon of the mind, and superstition is a dagger with which hypocrisy assassinates the soul.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll

Error endlessly assassinates itself in a futile effort to escape its immortality.

From Fantazius Mallare A Mysterious Oath by Wallace Smith

With his pen, as Cellini with his dagger, he assassinates; his cynicism serves him for a coat of armour.

From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by John Addington Symonds

Ladies and Gentlemen: Fear is the dungeon of the mind, and superstition is a dagger with which hypocrisy assassinates the soul.

From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. by Robert Green Ingersoll

Taking the poker from Mr. Smith's nerveless grasp, with three vicious thrusts he assassinates the already moribund fire.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31 by Various

Little over a year ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Utah Valley University’s campus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Shortly after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Patel tweeted that the shooter was in custody; it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

Rodney Saint-Eloi, another Haitian writer from Montreal, also defended Orelien, telling AFP that "a young man is being publicly assassinated, that's what hurts me the most."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kennedy, who was born after her father was assassinated, credits not only him but her whole family with inspiring her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Gosh, I was sick of that date, and it wasn’t just because that is when our sixteenth president was assassinated.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

"The play in no way advocates assassinating our political leaders, or anyone," the writer stresses.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

When the parole board granted release for Sirhan Sirhan — the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy in downtown Los Angeles — Newsom overruled them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

A California review board on Wednesday denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee serving a life sentence for assassinating U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023

One of the pieces of information revealed was a psychological evaluation of Lee Harvey Oswald, who was arrested for assassinating John F. Kennedy.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022

Their mission was to strike a blow against Austria and the Hapsburg monarchy by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman