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murderer

[mur-der-er] / ˈmɜr dər ər /


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A group of other Russian and German prisoners were also freed, in exchange for Western countries releasing several Russian assets, including convicted murderer Vadim Krasikov.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The justice minister remains "deeply concerned" about the circumstances surrounding the temporary release of a convicted murderer.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Nicolas Winding Refn directs this inscrutable yet mesmerizing thriller that follows the converging stories of an actress, an American G.I., and a mysterious murderer called the Leather Man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

At night, Elle shrugs on her father’s heavy black coat and slips into a reverie about a myth in which a grief-stricken murderer called the Leather Man searches for his lost daughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Judge Ford didn't limp; besides, she couldn't be a murderer, in spite of his clues.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Convicted murderers and prisoners on orders for lifelong restriction would be excluded from the changes.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Outside the United Nations, around 200 demonstrators denounced Iran's deadly protest crackdown, holding placards reading: "No negotiations with murderers".

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

In the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

The moment Alan Cumming taps Rob Rausch to join his secret circle of murderers in the fourth season premiere of “The Traitors,” a faint grin crosses what we can see of Rausch’s half-obscured face.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

Man-eaters among animals are as rare as murderers among men, and Richard Parker was caught while still a cub.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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