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assassination

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








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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

After Kennedy’s assassination, Whittaker was a pallbearer at the funeral in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The 25th Amendment was adopted after the assassination of President Kennedy.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Oli has previously rejected the findings of the commission, which also recommended the arrest of former police chief Chandra Kuber Khapung, telling the Annapurna Post they were "character assassination and hate politics".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I’d read countless reports on the Lincoln assassination.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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