assassination
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According to Ford’s biographer Richard Norton Smith, they feared their protective resources might be stretched dangerously thin in such a downtrodden place—a concern no doubt magnified by two earlier assassination attempts against the president.
Wiser and more practical than those around her, Maomao is able to play forensic detective, prevent assassination attempts, suss out political intrigue, resist an amorous eunuch and even ingest bits of poison safely.
From Salon
For the baby boom generation, those included the JFK assassination and the Vietnam War.
From Salon
In Soelberg’s posted transcripts, ChatGPT detailed how he had supposedly survived more than 10 assassination attempts involving tampered products and devices, and that his mother was part of it.
The Unification Church has drawn controversy even before Abe's assassination, for teaching that marriage is central to spiritual salvation.
From BBC
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