assassination
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The 25th Amendment was adopted after the assassination of President Kennedy.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Oli has previously rejected the findings of the commission, which also recommended the arrest of former police chief Chandra Kuber Khapung, telling the Annapurna Post they were "character assassination and hate politics".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
He was among five independent UN rights experts who sent a communication to the Indian government in 2024 to enquire about Nijjar's assassination.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, issued a rare statement Wednesday addressing Larijani’s assassination.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Many Americans assumed that presidents in a democracy weren't at risk of assassination.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing assassination
American History I
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