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assassination

[uh-sas-uh-ney-shuhn] / əˌsæs əˈneɪ ʃən /








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Assassination attempts can also soften the tenor of how the media covers presidents.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Assassination attempts on US presidents have in the past been magnets for conspiracy - the killing of John F Kennedy in November 1963, most famously.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

The documents made public on Thursday included many that have been previously released with redactions, said Gerald Posner, an investigative journalist and author of “Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Through “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” Murphy attempted to critique the homophobia that drove the narrative surrounding the case in the same way he and his team used the O.J.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022

In France, before the time of Louis IX, duels were permitted only in cases of Lese Majesty, Rape, Incendiarism, Assassination, and Burglary.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles




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