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assassination

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








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It also included images from the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, at the same venue as last month’s press dinner: the Washington Hilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“The government’s evidence of the charged offense — the attempted assassination of the president — is thus built entirely upon speculation, even under the most generous reading of its theory,” Allen’s attorneys wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

AFP documented similar bursts of fakes after other major events, including the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in January and Charlie Kirk's assassination last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am. It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Back in July, Prussians were involved in an assassination attempt on Hitler.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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