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hit list

NOUN
list of victims
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Next on the U.S. hit list is Delcy Rodríguez, Mr. Maduro’s second in command.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

For Molly 'Meatball' McCann, all the above is on her hit list.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2025

Chavez denied passing word of any hit list, telling the jury: “I did not, and would not, ever harm someone.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2024

Tuesday’s event came just days after The Times detailed a secret North Korean cyber hit list, targeting former U.S. intelligence officials, media executives and national security scholars.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2023

But right now, I needed to talk to Aech, to warn him that he was next on the Sixers’ hit list.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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