executed

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So far this year, 15 people have been executed in the United States.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Strategy declined 5.9% after the world’s largest holder of Bitcoin announced it recently executed a strategic sale.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that search warrants were executed in relation to VC Defensa but did not answer questions about the nature of the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He likened Jin to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident who left the safety of the U.S. to return to Germany in 1939, only to be arrested and executed a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Unlike Beria, Khrushchev was not arrested and executed.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin