assassination
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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
After Kennedy’s assassination, Whittaker was a pallbearer at the funeral in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The 25th Amendment was adopted after the assassination of President Kennedy.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
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 • Mar. 17, 2026
Mary could remember the days after the assassination when her parents forbade her and her seven siblings from leaving the house because just outside their windows a war was unfolding.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Vocabulary lists containing assassination
American History I
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