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[kil] / kɪl /




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In a separate mouse experiment, they studied chronic granulomatous disease, an inherited disorder that interferes with the ability of certain immune cells to kill harmful microbes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The two-seater sports car did not have a driver for the demo "to make sure we don't kill anyone," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

For instance, the line “The medicine will help you to: Kill as many myeloma cells as possible” was mistranslated as instructing the patient to somehow kill as many myeloma cells as possible.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The task force recommended against prostate-specific antigen tests in 2012—on the theory that it could turn up false positives and that slow-growing tumors are unlikely to kill patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

She don’t kill that spider, but she stuns it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

“In biomechanics, in human physiology, what kills you is routine,” Bermon says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Compared with other illnesses, the plague isn’t much of a problem these days: Each year the regular old flu kills many thousands of people in the United States alone.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

A chemical that kills immediately could eliminate exposed termites before they have much opportunity to interact with nestmates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Marymount, which lost to No. 2 Mater Dei on Saturday in the championship of the Dave Mohs tournament, received 27 kills from Northwestern-bound Makenna Barnes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“What may kill, kills; what may eat, eats. All things are born unequal, and there is no law but that inequality.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Earlier this week, the president shared footage featuring the last moments of a man who was killed by a tiger in a U.K. zoo.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Every other soldier involved in planning the unit’s combat operations had been killed, wounded or moved to another part of the front.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It grouped reports into unique incidents based on the publication date, incident date, location, and numbers reported injured or killed.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The disaster killed nearly 200 people, displaced half a million and caused widespread destruction.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Sancho, where's your master? You haven't killed him, have you?" the priest asked.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Separately, the BBC has learned that British police are examining whether its own inquiry may lead to an unlawful killing case - potentially a world first in cyber-crime.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

During the trial, prosecutors presented testimony from Los Angeles and Las Vegas police investigators, journalists and Davis’ own 2019 memoir about the killing as evidence against him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The killing of Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was one of America's most famous cold cases, prompting endless debate among music fans over who did it, and why.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

His widow Yvonne Akinyi described how the killing upended their family, saying their children were now orphans.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“That’s what I thought,” Frankie said curtly, like a killing blow.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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