assassinate
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Allen, charged Monday with trying to assassinate Trump, graduated from the California Institute of Technology, one of America’s most rigorous schools, and went on to complete a master’s in computer science.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The Church Committee recommended, and Congress subsequently enacted, dozens of sweeping reforms to foreign intelligence collection activities, as well as restraints on future efforts by the U.S. government to assassinate people.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
Among those released so far are Spanish-Venezuelan rights activist Rocio San Miguel, arrested in 2024 over her purported role in an alleged plot to assassinate Maduro.
From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026
The HSCA’s link analysis about the Grapevine Tavern and its conclusion that the Ray family was deeply involved in the plan to assassinate King were never pursued by the Department of Justice.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025
Then Gale says, “Katniss, we all knew you were lying about Coin sending you to assassinate Snow.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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