assassination
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The Israeli prime minister said he and his wife Sara "were shocked by the attempted assassination" of Trump.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Among the other targets of presidential assassination attempts was Ronald Reagan who was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr in 1981.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Nor was the Los Alamos lab worker—responsible for purchasing office supplies—caught in a government assassination plot because of a top-secret life, McNally adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Six weeks before his assassination in September, Charlie Kirk tweeted “More people should get married young and have more kids than they can afford.”
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
Three of the doctors were also connected to President Lincoln's assassination.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing assassination
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