assassination
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The street outside the Washington Hilton was also the site of the 1981 assassination attempt on former president Ronald Reagan.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Nor was the Los Alamos lab worker—responsible for purchasing office supplies—caught in a government assassination plot because of a top-secret life, McNally adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
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
The 25th Amendment was adopted after the assassination of President Kennedy.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
President Kennedy’s assassination, less than two weeks ago, has struck the world dumb.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Vocabulary lists containing assassination
American History I
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