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assassin

[uh-sas-in] / əˈsæs ɪn /


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Appeared in the April 27, 2026, print edition as 'A ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

And she has staged a number of plays at the National over the past 25 years, most recently Kerry Jackson and The Father and the Assassin, both last year.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

Its counterpart imperial stout, Vanilla Bean Assassin, is ranked No. 2, while another offering called Mornin’ Delight is ranked in the top 10.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

“An Assassin in Utopia” links President James Garfield’s killer to an atmosphere of free love and religious fervor that gripped Oneida, N.Y., in the late 1800s.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

And though Tanin wasn’t related to her by blood, the Assassin was family.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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