executioner
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Asked about Bovino's remarks, the family's lawyers said he was "spewing propaganda" and could not be "judge, jury, and executioner".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The initiator caspase switches on, but the pathway then stalls before the executioner caspases can complete the destruction of the cell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Amnesty International continues to consider China as the world's leading executioner," it said.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
My executioner, my best friend, my greatest champion — I’m talking about my mother, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Are you his executioner? 3RD JUROR: I’m one of ’em.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
Occasionally executioners even achieved a kind of celebrity status.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Executions in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s top executioners, have spiked after the coronavirus pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
But, nearly five years on, Saudi Arabia remains one of the world's most prolific executioners - despite a lull that coincided with Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20 and the start of the Covid pandemic.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2023
In truth, Ned did not trust the mute knight, though perhaps that was only because he misliked executioners.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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