assassin
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Lady Thatcher and her assassin are "the entrance point" to that issue, he says.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The character they built for “Normal” was intentionally less mythic and more grounded than the former government assassin Odenkirk plays in “Nobody.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Instead, you should be on guard against the silent, ruthless assassin of wealth: inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
But it isn’t a terrorist or an assassin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The princess suddenly stared into Celaena’s eyes with a ferocity that made the assassin recoil slightly.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
He was on the march "to demonstrate against the assassins of humanity", he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
A nod of appreciation to those assassins who don't make it - Ballon d'Or-winner Andriy Shevchenko was close, Christian Vieri's highlights and world-record transfer fee came last century.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
I don’t want to go too deep into the plot, which involves a supersonic weapon, stolen software, assassins on motorcycles and a common ticking-clock device, but it’s closer to “Moonraker,” say, than “Slow Horses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
In San Francisco: Police detective Frank Bullitt, played by Steve McQueen, pursues assassins who killed a mob witness he is assigned to protect in an epic 10-minute, 53-second car chase scene in “Bullitt.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Lee had once seen a painting in which a saint of the Church was shown being attacked by assassins.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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