assassination
Example Sentences
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Before the war, Khamenei reportedly tasked Larijani with devising a plan to ensure that the Islamic Republic would survive a major attack by Israel and the US, including the assassination of its leadership.
From BBC
Davignon, who went on to become a vice president of the European Commission in the 1980s, was a novice diplomat at the time of the assassination.
From Barron's
For baby boomers, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who formerly served as the late Khamenei’s top advisor, said in his first remarks since the ayatollah’s killing that his assassination was unprecedented.
From Los Angeles Times
Even before Abe's assassination, the Unification Church had drawn controversy with its teachings.
From BBC
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