killing
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The killing of Chelsea Yasser has been described by the podcasters as the "White Whale", of Moby Dick fame, given how long it has haunted investigators.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In November 2022, a Ukrainian air-defence missile fell on the Polish village of Przewodow, killing two people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said, “Our community deserves full transparency and accountability,” and the killing is being investigated as a homicide.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Actually, what can be more manly than killing a cow and spreading its fat on your face?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
For days, I returned to the archive trying to find a financial motive for the killing of Bigheart.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Authorities say they are looking at shakedowns and possible corruption among public officials as potential factors in the killings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
After the 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and other high-profile police killings, activists demanded that departments adopt the cameras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the killings that occurred between January and June 26, only 16 indictments were filed, amounting to just 12.3 percent of cases, according to the Abraham Initiatives.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Samuel said local police and security forces stopped the dog killings "within a day".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Short-Snout has fewer human killings to its name than most dragons, though as it prefers to live in wild and uninhabited mountainous areas, this is not much to its credit.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
